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Name:
Adam Hakki, Esq.
Title:
Co-Chair ExCo/Board, Chair-US
Company:
A&O Shearman LLP
Membership:
Member (Active) 
Bio:
Adam is Co-Chair of the Global Executive Committee and Board and U.S. Chair at A&O Shearman. With decades of experience defending companies and their directors and officers in high-stakes matters, Adam is described as “the best of the best” in securities litigation in Chambers USA, and The American Lawyer named Adam a “Litigator of the Year” in 2023 and 2021. Uniquely versatile, Adam is also the only lawyer recognized by Chambers USA for each of Securities Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, and Financial Services Enforcement and Investigations. Adam is one of only four lawyers in New York recognized by Chambers USA as a “Star Performer” for Securities Litigation, a special designation above Band 1. Law360 selected Adam for its prestigious “MVP” recognition five years in a row. Forbes named Adam one of America's "Top 200 Lawyers," Benchmark Litigation has named him its sole “Securities Lawyer of the Year” four times, and The Legal 500 has named him to its “Hall of Fame” for securities litigation.
Company Affiliation
NameStart DateEnd DatePrimary?
Shearman & Sterling

 

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