Amiad Kushner | Partner, Head of Litigation

Amiad Kushner leads Seiden Law’s litigation practice as a Partner and the firm’s Head of Litigation, drawing on more than twenty years trying and arguing high-stakes commercial cases, international arbitrations, and appeals across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Before joining the firm he practiced at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Lowenstein Sandler, and he has built a record of consequential cross-border results, including a landmark ruling that a cryptocurrency exchange may be held liable for aiding and abetting a terrorist attack and a $475 million arbitration award for a Chinese insurer.

Kushner is a go-to trial lawyer for clients facing their most serious disputes, the bet-the-company matters tried in unforgiving venues, whether a multi-week jury trial, a contested international arbitration, or an appeal where the law itself is unsettled. High-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, fraud victims, and companies turn to him for his tactical judgment, his command of complex cross-border records, and his ability to carry a case from complaint through verdict and appeal without handing it off.

His practice spans investor and fraud-victim representation, corporate governance and fiduciary disputes, bankruptcy and receivership litigation, cryptocurrency and anti-terrorism claims, and cross-border judgment enforcement. He litigates with and against the nation’s leading firms, and co-counsel and referring firms bring him in when a matter is too important to lose.

Anti-Terrorism & Digital Assets

Binance / October 7 (S.D.N.Y.). Representing U.S. nationals against Binance Holdings Ltd. and its founder Changpeng Zhao for allegedly facilitating the October 7 terrorist attacks; argued and defeated the defendants’ motion to dismiss, producing a landmark ruling that a cryptocurrency exchange may be held liable for aiding and abetting a terrorist attack.

Trials & International Arbitration

$475 Million Hong Kong Arbitration. Won a $475 million award on behalf of a Chinese insurer as co-lead trial counsel after an eight-day trial.
$360 Million Bench Trial. Co-lead trial counsel at a New York state bench trial relating to a disputed $360 million transaction, resulting in a liability ruling for the firm’s client.
$100 Million+ Jury Trial. Co-lead trial counsel at a two-week New York state jury trial against London insurers involving over $100 million in claims.
$130 Million+ Hong Kong Arbitration. Lead trial counsel in a Hong Kong arbitration involving over $130 million in claims; the tribunal ruled for the client on claims for abetting breaches of fiduciary duty.

Enforcement & Appeals

Vacatur for Fraud: First of Its Kind. Obtained a New York order vacating an international arbitration award against a Chinese client on grounds of fraud, recognized as the first ruling of its kind.
$450 Million Award Enforcement. Represented the respondent in S.D.N.Y. and Second Circuit enforcement proceedings related to a $450 million international arbitral award.
Fourth Circuit Appeal. Secured a Maryland district court judgment confirming Hong Kong arbitral awards and successfully argued the Fourth Circuit appeal affirming the judgment.

Investor & Fiduciary Disputes

Hanfor Fraud. Representing Chinese investors in New York state court seeking over $50 million in connection with the Hanfor asset-management fraud.
Shanghai Construction Group. Representing U.S. subsidiaries of Shanghai Construction Group in New York litigation related to real-estate projects.
Israeli Trustee: Chapter 15. Represented an Israeli trustee in a Chapter 15 case in New York bankruptcy court arising from a $100 million Ponzi scheme.
Fir Tree / CIG Wireless. Represented Fir Tree Partners and former directors of CIG Wireless in Florida shareholder litigation involving a $143 million merger.
Madoff Clawback Defense. Represented an Asian government pension fund in defense of over $40 million in clawback claims related to the Madoff fraud.