Mr Atif Khawaja > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Offices

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
Visit website 1 212 446 4800 1 212 446 4900

Mr Atif Khawaja

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+1 212-446-4749 atif.khawaja@kirkland.com

Position

Atif Khawaja litigates bet-the-company commercial disputes. He has successfully represented clients in major disputes, including antitrust, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, fraud, misrepresentation, patent infringement, trade secret theft, and unfair competition. His matters routinely garner press and public attention, and Atif is viewed as a trusted strategic business advisor as well as a top courtroom litigator. While based in New York, Atif has litigated in courts and arbitral forums across the country, representing prominent individuals and businesses across the globe. He is routinely ranked among top U.S. litigators, and his litigation results have been profiled throughout the press. A leader in his field, Atif publishes on a variety of legal topics, serves on the board of the Legal Aid Society, and oversees diversity and inclusion as well as pro bono efforts at Kirkland & Ellis.

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India > Foreign firms

Regularly instructed by clients from across the life sciences and pharma sectors, Kirkland & Ellis LLP regularly handles both contentious and transactional matters for domestic and international companies and investors. Srinivas Kaushik and Atif Khawaja co-head the team from New York, working alongside co-heads Cori Lable, in Hong Kong, and Asheesh Goel, in Chicago. Kaushik advises financial entities and private equity clients on investments and M&A, and litigator Khawaja is recommended for high-value commercial disputes, while Lable and Goel take point on corruption investigations and risk assessments.

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