Amman Khan

About Amman Khan

Amman is a senior partner in the litigation and arbitration team at Withers. He is a highly skilled trial lawyer and experienced strategic advisor. Amman represents high-net-worth individuals, family offices and multinational companies in cross-border litigation, often involving bet-the- company or bet-the-dynasty disputes. He is known for tackling and resolving the toughest problems for his international clientele - whether by aggressively litigating high-stakes cases through to trial or acting as a trusted advisor for delicate personal matters behind the scenes. Amman has litigated before state and federal courts and arbitral bodies in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and has advised on the foreign aspects of litigation pending before Moscow courts, Swiss Courts, English Courts and New Zealand Courts. He has practiced in both common law and civil law jurisdictions and has represented clients in both English and French. He also speaks Hindi and Urdu, and uses his global experience to obtain the best results for clients through a multijurisdictional approach to litigation. In addition to complex commercial, investment fraud and cross-border litigation, Amman advises on crisis management and delicate personal matters in which his clients are the target of reputational attacks and smear campaigns. He has represented multinational family offices, entrepreneurs and founders, a Russian billionaire, crypto and blockchain organizations, the fifth largest bank in the United States and a number of other companies and national brands. Amman is admitted in California, as a Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario, Canada and as a Foreign Registered Solicitor in England & Wales. International disputes he has handled include complex commercial claims, injunctions and restraining orders, judgment collection, maritime, aviation and insurance, cargo claims, film and television distribution, human rights, and NAFTA-related issues. He also has a published decision from the Federal Court of Canada regarding international cargo claims: Canusa Systems v. Canmar Ambassador, 146 F.T.R. 31•••98) and a published decision on a novel issue of California employment law in Arechiga v. Dolores Press, Inc, 192 Cal. App. 4th 56•••11). Amman has been an international litigator since 1997.

Experience

1. Partner

   Withers Bergman Llp

   Jun 2020 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• UCLA

  Master of Laws - LLM

  1993 — 1994

• McGill University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

  1987 — 1990

• Dawson College

  Diplome d'Etude Collegiales, Arts et sciences humaines

• University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law | Common Law

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB

  1990 — 1993