Laya Maheshwari

Laya Maheshwari is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Boston office.  He joined the firm in 2024.  His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation—especially involving sovereign entities and multi-jurisdictional disputes—and appellate litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Laya worked as a clerk to the Honorable Indira Talwani on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and, before that, to the Honorable Mark J. Bennett on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He also worked as a litigator at another international law firm.  Laya graduated in 2020 from Harvard Law School, where he was the Notes Chair of the Harvard Law Review. 

Before law school, Laya obtained his undergraduate degree from St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai, India, where he graduated with distinction.  Thereafter, he obtained his Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.  He also studied at Peking University in China as a Yenching Scholar.  He worked as a journalist with bylines in various international publications, such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian.