Qian (Sheila) Shen
Associate
Overview
Sheila Shen is an attorney in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Holland & Knight's New York and Los Angeles offices, and maintains her New Jersey practice. Ms. Shen is a trial and arbitration lawyer who has secured favorable outcomes for clients in state and federal court actions, as well as in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Her clients have worked with Ms. Shen in complex commercial disputes, insurance and indemnification matters, class action defense, transportation and logistics disputes, and asset recovery litigation. She is well versed in all aspects of the litigation and arbitration processes, including drafting dispositive motions, deposing witnesses, managing complex eDiscovery, consulting with expert witnesses, witness preparation, and conducting trial and hearing proceedings.
Ms. Shen is active in the firm's pro bono and mentoring efforts and is a past coordinator of the New York Women's Initiative.
Ms. Shen is also active in the legal community. She is a member of the Civic Affairs Committee of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA), newsletter editor for the Insurance Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), a member of the Pro Bono Advisory Committee for Asian Americans Advancing Justice of Southern California (AJSOCAL) and a past co-chair of the Asian American Bar Association of New York's (AABANY) Young Lawyers Committee.
Representative Experience
- Second chair in two-week jury trial before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York representing the liquidators of Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP
- Second chair in arbitration on behalf of a healthcare provider, securing multimillion-dollar award arising out of breach of joint venture agreement
- Member of trial team for foreign sovereign resulting in full defense verdict in federal bench trial
- As lead counsel, successfully defended presidential candidate in wage dispute trial
- As lead counsel, representation of a custodial parent in a child support action resulting in substantial order of support following trial
- Co-lead counsel in commercial insurance dispute appraisal hearing
- Co-lead counsel in trial arising under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980 Hague Convention)
- Lead associate defending higher education institutions in various putative class actions arising out of COVID-19
- Lead associate defending a putative class action against a national bank related to electronic fund transfers
- Representation of an automobile finance company in defending a putative class action concerning access fees
- Defense and resolution of employment class action in a wage dispute
- Lead associate in various recovery actions brought on behalf of the liquidators of Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP
- As lead counsel, defense of an apparel manufacturer and its directors and officers in multiple creditor actions in federal and state court
- Representation of foreign entities in judgment enforcement actions seeking assets in the United States
- Assist in the representation of a social media platform in a cyber policy coverage dispute
- Representation of an international bank in federal action seeking recovery from insurer for losses arising from fraudulent credit draws submitted to bank
- Advise an aircraft insurer on coverage issues arising out a helicopter crash
- Assist in the defense of a commercial insurance broker in a dispute involving claims of negligent procurement, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
Credentials
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, B.S., Marketing and International Business
- California
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- International Bar Association Insurance Committee, Newsletter Editor
- Civic Affairs Committee, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
- Pro Bono Advisory Council, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder Class of 2022
- Young Lawyers Committee, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Co-Chair, 2020-2021
- Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law, Associate Editor
- Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers magazine, 2023
- Holland & Knight Pro Bono All-Star, 2017-2021
