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Akin
ONE BRYANT PARK
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Partner; Disputes & Investigations

Position

Joseph Sorkin is a trial attorney who has consistently achieved favorable results for clients in a wide range of settings, including federal and state courts around the country, as well as arbitrations. Joseph regularly represents clients engaged in contentious disputes related to corporate restructuring and handles a full range of contested matters and adversarial proceedings in complex Chapter 11 proceedings.

To learn more about Joseph, please visit his profile here:
https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/joseph-l-sorkin.html

Memberships

Legal Aid Society, Board Member

Education

J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, cum laude, 2001

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

Akin is well-known in the market for its industry-specific expertise in disputes related to investment funds, hedge funds, and financial restructuring matters. The group’s recent caseload includes securities litigation, stockholder class actions, breach of contract claims, and APA litigation. New York’s Joseph Sorkin heads up the practice group and chiefly handles restructuring and bankruptcy litigation. In New York, Stephen Baldini is a key contact for private equity and hedge fund matters, as well as bankruptcy litigation and partnership/investor disputes. From the Dallas office, Scott Barnard‘s practice emphasizes business torts, fraud actions, commercial contract disputes, and real estate litigation.