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Mr Richard Hornshaw
Work Department
Partner; Litigation
Position
Richard Hornshaw leads Akin’s London litigation group and the Firm’s international disputes practice. He primarily acts for investment firms and a range of other financial institutions on high-value, complex and cross-border disputes and focuses his practice on finance and securities law matters, as well as distressed debt, insolvency and restructuring situations and shareholder activism. He has experience in conducting and resolving disputes—both in arbitration and litigation—in the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. Richard qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in 2002 and is also qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong, where he previously practiced. Richard is a CEDR accredited mediator.
To learn more about Mr Hornshaw, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/richard-hornshaw.html
Career
Publications
Risk & Compliance: The Rise of Class Actions in the UK and Continental Europe: Risks and Opportunities – March 2022; Global Legal Insights – Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2002: the chapter on England and Wales; Annual UK Chapter for PLC’s Arbitration procedures and practice in the UK (England and Wales): overview from 2016 to 2022; Global Restructuring Review: African Mineral Limited: using a scheme to unlock value for all creditors – September 2020.
Education
L.P.C., The College of Law, London, 1997; CPE, The College of Law, London, 1996; B.A., University of Bristol, 1994.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Leading individuals)The London team at Akin is described as ‘extremely adept for big-ticket litigation’. The group has significant experience in disputes in the energy, tech, and financial sectors, having acted on high-profile energy disputes, investment disputes on behalf of banks, and crypto-related disputes. ‘No-nonsense, pragmatic and commercially minded‘ Richard Hornshaw leads the London disputes team as well as the firm’s wider international disputes practice, acting frequently for financial institutions. Other noted practitioners include ‘stand-out partner’ Justin Williams, and Kambiz Larizadeh, commended for his ‘searing insight combined with an unassuming manner’
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
Akin has ‘exceptional breadth and the ability to work across practice areas’, excelling at disputes in the financial services sector. Investment disputes are a mainstay of the practice, with particular expertise relating to the distressed debt space, sovereign debt disputes, and intra-creditor disputes. Richard Hornshaw ‘leads an effective and responsive team‘. He is well versed in securities law matters, insolvency, and restructuring.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance