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Provided by Atif Khawaja
Atif Khawaja litigates high-stakes commercial disputes. For more than twenty years, he has tried and won bet-the-company cases across industries and subject matters—from existential disputes surrounding corporate control and investments, to multibillion dollar commercial disputes, to expansive claims of product liability, IP infringement and regulatory violation. Atif has successfully led matters in forums nationwide involving complex claims of antitrust, appraisal, breach of contract, fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, patent infringement, trade secret theft and unfair competition. Based in New York, Atif is sought out by prominent businesses across the globe when facing material U.S. litigation. He is known for pragmatic solutions, and his matters routinely garner press and public attention, including in The New York Times, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. Atif leads many Kirkland initiatives and sits on its Associate and Partner Review committees.
Atif is committed to pro bono service and oversees the pro bono program in Kirkland’s New York office. He volunteers as a Director of The Legal Aid Society, the nation’s oldest and largest provider of legal aid to the poor, and he chairs the Board of Trustees for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
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Atif was excellent. He navigated all the issues and provided clear and actionable advice.
Atif is an extraordinary counselor and commercial litigator. He is practical and gets up to speed very quickly. He has a keen ability to assess and propose a path forward.
He is a strategic, masterful litigator and a business-minded counselor.
Atif was excellent. He navigated all the issues and provided clear and actionable advice.
Atif is an extraordinary counselor and commercial litigator. He is practical and gets up to speed very quickly. He has a keen ability to assess and propose a path forward.
He is a strategic, masterful litigator and a business-minded counselor.