Zaid Wahidi is an Associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Paris office. He joined the firm’s international arbitration practice in 2023. He advises and represents states, state-owned entities and corporations in complex international commercial arbitrations, investment arbitrations and cross-border disputes across a wide range of sectors.
Prior to joining the firm, Zaid practiced with leading firms in Washington D.C. and Mumbai, representing clients in high-stakes litigations and international arbitrations. He has also previously clerked with a judge of the Bombay High Court.
Zaid is qualified to practice law in India and the State of New York. He first read law at Government Law College, Mumbai. He then received an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center along with a certificate in international arbitration and dispute resolution, graduating with distinction and as part of the Dean’s List.
Zaid also enjoys engaging with international arbitration academically. He acted as teaching assistant for an international arbitration course offering at Harvard Law School for an entire academic year. He also assisted with courses focused on advocacy in international arbitration at the University of Miami School of Law and Sciences Po, Paris.
- Georgetown University Law Center
(LL.M., 2022)- Dean’s List, Distinction
- Government Law College, University of Mumbai
(Bachelor of Legal Science and Bachelor of Laws, 2018)
- Admitted in India (Practicing under the direct supervision of a member of the Paris Bar.)
- New York
- English
- Hindi
- “Water Wars and the U.N. Watercourses Convention: The Indo-Pak Story”, Cornell International Law Journal Online, October 2020
- Teaching Assistant, Harvard Law School, “Foundations of International Arbitration: Theory and Practice”, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
- Teaching Assistant, University of Miami School of Law, “Forensics of Advocacy in International Arbitration”, Fall 2022
- Teaching Assistant, Sciences Po, “Advocacy in International Arbitration”, Fall 2023