ASSOCIATE
PERKINS COIE LLP
Shan Haider is an associate at Perkins Coie and is part of the firm's Business practice. He has developed significant bankruptcy experience through representing a variety of clients, including creditors, debtors, directors, distress debt investors, equity holders, indenture trustees, official committees of unsecured creditors and trustees. Shan regularly represents such clients in bankruptcy related litigation and transactions. In addition, he provides counsel to companies developing strategies aimed at reducing insolvency risks inherent within a variety of contracts and transactions.
Besides his bankruptcy and restructuring work, Shan has capital markets experience - particularly with respect to structured finance/securitizations. He represents parties in structured finance litigation. Further, he has developed particular experience in assessing bankruptcy related options and risks with respect to structured finance vehicles in default, such as collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).
Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Shan was a Judicial Law Clerk to The Hon. Mary F. Walrath, in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In that role, he gained significant experience on a wide array of high profile bankruptcy cases such as Washington Mutual Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corporation, to name a few.
Prior to clerking, Shan litigated Chapter 5 causes of actions as an associate and thereby developed knowledge in avoidance law and related defenses, including the settlement payment defense under code section 546(e).
Shan has held several internships, including at the World Bank, Parliamentarians for Global Action, Applied Social Research, V.P. Records (a record label), and at a Chapter 7 Trustee’s law office (S.D.N.Y.). Further, Shan was of-counsel on two amici briefs filed in bankruptcy cases before the United States Supreme Court.
Shan is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the New York Lawyers County Association Committee on Futures and Derivatives.
BAR ADMISSIONS
US Court of Appeals 2nd Cir.
Eastern District New York
New York State
Southern District New York
EDUCATION
Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1996)
Cornell University (B.A., 1993)
