Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Ben Finestone is co-head of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group. He is ranked as a leading Bankruptcy / Bankruptcy Litigation individual by Chambers USA (2013-2026), named a Litigation Star and a National Practice Area Star [Bankruptcy] by Benchmark Litigation (2022-2026), a Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer (esp. Litigation) and a Leading Lawyer by LawDragon (2022-2026), and a “Leading Partner” by Legal 500 (2023-2026). Ben has been repeatedly recognized in Law.com's “Litigator of the Week” publication, including for victories against Citibank (Revlon) and concerning Sanchez Energy, BYJU’s Alpha, Celsius Network, Oi, and Alta Mesa Resources.

Clients remark: “he’s phenomenal. Everyone is taken aback at how good he is.” Ben is described as a “hugely respected practitioner”; “one of the smartest lawyers I have ever encountered"; “an exceptional, super talented trial attorney”; a “brilliant strategist”; “really good at getting through desperate situations and a very creative litigator"; and “strong under pressure.”

Clients also describe Ben as “extremely commercial,” possessing a “deft grasp of legal nuance along with a business person’s commercial instinct” and a “unique capacity to distill issues quickly to their core in a way that really enables us to make thoughtful, informed, strategic decisions.” “Sometimes he knows the business matter better than I do.” When his clients' interests are threatened, however, Ben is “fearless and thoughtful”, described as "one of the smartest bankruptcy litigators in the business.”

Most importantly, for any lawyer, he “[g]enuinely cares about the outcomes for his clients.”

Prior to practicing law, Ben was a Certified Public Accountant and was a NASD Registered Representative in equity trading.