 Atif
Khawaja
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Atif Khawaja is a trial lawyer with broad
experience representing Fortune 100 clients in commercial
and intellectual property matters. He has served as trial
and appellate counsel in a variety of fact-finding and dispute
resolution proceedings in more than two dozen venues, representing
both plaintiffs and defendants in all stages of litigation.
Mr. Khawaja has coordinated with multiple public interest
agencies, including the Medicare Rights Center, the Asian
American Legal Defense Fund, and the New York Lawyers’
for the Public Interest for a number of pro-bono projects.
He has received the Kirkland & Ellis Pro Bono Service
Award from 2005 to 2009 and is a member of the firm’s
recruiting and diversity committees.
Mr. Khawaja received his law degree from Boston University
School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University
of Virginia.
Education
- Boston University School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, May 2002
G. Joseph Tauro Scholar; Paul J. Liacos Scholar; Edward
F. Hennessey Scholar; Boston University Law Review, Topic
& Book Review Editor.
- University of Virginia
B.A., Biology and Religious Studies, May 1999
Representative Clients
- The Dow Chemical Co., Expedia Inc., Honeywell
International Inc., Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Morgan Stanley,
Verizon.
Admissions/Qualifications
Courts
- New York Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of
New York
- United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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