
Capital Markets
Banking & Finance
Project Finance
Equity Capital Markets
Asher A. Qazi is a capital markets partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in their New York office. He specializes in advising public and private companies on debt and equity offerings, securities regulations, and corporate governance. Asher has a robust background in capital markets, having worked on significant transactions such as the $90bn acquisition of Celgene by Bristol Myers Squibb. Before joining Kirkland & Ellis, he served as a corporate attorney in Pakistan and clerked for the former Chief Justice of Pakistan. Asher holds a J.S.D. and an LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School, and a B.A.; LL.B. from Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Debt Transactions
M&A Transactions
Equity Transactions
Special Situations

- Bristol Myers Squibb entered into a financing in Europe on a date not available. - Deal value was 4700000000 Sector: Pharmaceuticals; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available, led by Sophia Hudson, Asher Qazi, Parker Davis, Lune Klappe-Regan, Richard Hong, Saud Alshaikh, Basit Khan Bangash, Sara Zablotney, Vivek Ratnam, Yewande Ford, Margot Solmssen, Phil Giglio.
Nov 21 2025
5B
Finance

Partner
2023 – Unknown
Associate
2018 – 2023
Adjunct Faculty
2017 – 2017
Research Associate
2009 – 2009

- Genius Sports Limited entered into a strategic partnership with the National Football League on a date not available. - Deal value was 2500000000 Sector: Sports Technology; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Ross Leff, Asher Qazi, Kaangrok Yoo, Ed Lee, Rachael Coffey, Seth Traxler, Bernadette Coppola, Jared Rusman, Mark Dundon, Jake Jung.
Jun 11 2025
3B
M&A
Oct 2

5 min
Senior Associate
2012 – 2016
Lecturer
2014 – 2015
Law Clerk to Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Jawwad S. Khawaja
2010 – 2011

Intern
2008 – 2008