WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama
nominated Abid Riaz Qureshi to serve on the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia.
“I am pleased to nominate Mr. Qureshi to
serve on the United States District Court bench,” said President Obama. “I am confident he will serve the American people
with integrity and a steadfast commitment to justice.”
Abid Riaz Qureshi is a partner in the
Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins LLP, where he specializes in
cases involving the False Claims Act, health care fraud, and securities
violations. Qureshi has spent the entirety of his legal career at Latham
& Watkins LLP, where he currently serves as the Global Chair of the firm’s
Pro Bono Committee, a position he has held since 2012. From 2006 to 2011,
he served as Co-Chair of the Litigation Department in the Washington, D.C.
office. Qureshi has also served on the District of Columbia Bar Association’s
Legal Ethics Committee since 2015. He received his J.D. cum laude from
Harvard Law School in 1997 and his B.A. summa cum laude from Cornell
University in 1993.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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