Lukman Azeez

Represents a Guinean-American company in international arbitration against global aluminum companies over bauxite loading and shipping rights. Represents one of the nation’s largest Medicare contractors in litigation disputes before federal courts and various administrative agencies. Represented an energy company in a shareholder derivative action before the Delaware Court of Chancery. Represented an energy company in parallel arbitrations against an international energy company regarding exclusive licensing rights. Represented one of the nation’s largest health insurers with respect to formulary development. Represented foreign sovereign in multidistrict litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Represented large consulting firm on issues involving interpretations the Bankruptcy Code before a federal bankruptcy court, district court, court of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Represented individuals in U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation involving price-fixing in the international freight shipping industry. Represents and advises health care companies in disputes with major pharmacy benefit managers regarding breaches of PBM agreements. Provides strategic input to relationship continuation or dissolution, including advising on potential dispute resolution avenues or engaging in settlement discussions with PBM.

In speaking for the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Frankfurter explained that “[d]iversity jurisdiction is founded on assurance to nonresident litigants of courts free from susceptibility to potential local bias.” Guar. Tr. Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99, 111 (1945). As limited liability corporations (LLCs) have surpassed corporations as the predominant business entity in the United States, federal courts have declined to treat them the same for diversity purposes, depriving litigants of access to federal courts and burdening them with onerous requirements before they can file a complaint or seek removal. To ensure that diversity jurisdiction remains a viable way to access federal courts, LLCs and corporations should be treated the same for diversity purposes.

Appellate courts decide what our laws mean and how they apply to all of us. Join speakers Juviara Khan, Lukman Azeez and Zainab Chaudhry as they share their professional journey to this area of practice.

EFFECTIVELY PIVOTING IN THE FACE OF NEW REALITIES Whether you are a private or public interest lawyer, in-house counsel, government employee, or law school student, COVID-19 has drastically altered our working relationships, ability to build and develop networks, and perhaps most importantly, it has reshaped how we think about our day-to-day work. Moreover, for many law school students, it has led to significant uncertainty: uncertainty about the bar exam, and uncertainty about future job prospects. How can you survive—or even thrive—in a new virtual environment where pants are no longer required? How are law school students, and leading legal and policy practitioners effectively navigating this new reality? Join CAMBA for an engaging discussion with Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Executive Director, Karamah; Usman Ahmed, Head of Global Public Policy, PayPal; and Ibad Jafri.

In this podcast, Wiley Rein attorney Lukman Azeez discusses the latest episode of HBO’s hit show, Succession, and what the episode gets “right” and what the episode gets “wrong” about congressional investigations. They also share their observations of key Washington, DC scenes in the episode.

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