Afsheen Shah

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Afsheen A. Shah 111 Great Neck Road Sixth Floor Great Neck, NY 11021 Phone 516-393-2590 Fax 516-466-5964 ashah@garfunkelwild.com	Practice Groups Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy Environmental Finance and Real Estate Year Joined 2003 Education Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., Dean's List, 1998) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (B.A., Dean's List, 1995) Bar Admission New York, 1999 Court Admissions New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Bar Affiliations New York State Bar Association Member of the American Bar Association Advisory Panel Other Affiliations American Health Lawyers Association
Biography Afsheen Shah is a Partner at Garfunkel Wild, P.C., which she joined in 2003. She is a member of the firm’s Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group, which advises clients on bankruptcy related issues. Ms. Shah’s practice is focused in the areas of creditor rights, workouts, business acquisitions and restructurings. She has represented various businesses, hospitals, landlords and creditors committees. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Shah was an associate at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, where she participated in various bankruptcy and foreclosure related matters, including the representation of banks, landlords and Chapter 7 Trustees. Ms. Shah was admitted to the New York Bar in 1999 and is a member of the New York State Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Ms. Shah received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995 and her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 1998. Publications The Hazards of Pharmaceutical Disposal: Rising Issues of Concern for Healthcare, HFMA's New Jersey Chapter Garden State Focus, November/December 2010, Vol 57, Number 3 "Prescription Drugs Can Make For Unhealthy Waterways - Health-care facilities could be barred from pouring medication down drains", Connecticut Law Tribune, October 4, 2010 The Hazards of Pharmaceutical Disposal: Emerging Environmental Issues of Concern, New Jersey Law Journal, July 19, 2010 Buyer Beware, Inside Healthcare, August 2008 Insolvency crisis plagues hospitals; problem affects both profits and nonprofits; several factors play role, The National Law Journal, October 30, 2006 Presentations "Understanding and Resolving Financial Challenges in Health Care," NYAHSA (New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) Annual Conference and Exposition, Saratoga Springs, NY (June 21, 2011) "Hospitals in Crisis: The Insolvency Crisis Plaguing Hospitals Across the U.S. - Strategies to Combat Insolvency," Beard Group Teleconference (April 24, 2007 )