Akin Elects Co-Chairs to Succeed Longtime Chair Kim Koopersmith | The American Lawyer

















Abid Qureshi, left, and Dan Walsh, right, co-chairs of Akin. Courtesy photos

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On April 1, 2025, London corporate partner Daniel Walsh and New York financial restructuring partner Abid Qureshi will put their firm leadership experience to use as the firm’s new co-chairs.

June 18, 2024 at 05:00 AM

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What You Need to Know

  • London corporate partner Daniel Walsh and New York financial restructuring partner Abid Qureshi have been elected co-chairs of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
  • The will succeed longtime chair Kim Koopersmith, who ends her fourth three-year term on March 31, 2025.
  • The selection of the new co-chairs comes as the firm posted record financials in 2023.

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