Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP stands out in high-stakes business litigation, handling complex commercial disputes and class actions for both plaintiffs and defendants. Practice head Michelle Fox leads a national team, with Damian Scattini managing plaintiff-side class actions and Beau Deleuil defending corporate litigation, being praised for providing ‘thoughtful, balanced’ advice. The highly regarded Elan Sasson handles contentious insolvency matters. The firm’s strength lies in its focused litigation approach, navigating high-profile regulatory and corporate disputes across the private equity, automotive and energy sectors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Smart litigators.’
- ‘Michelle Fox - diligent, pragmatic and well prepared. Elan Sasson - savvy litigator. Smiling assassin Asia Lenard - down to earth and street smart.’
- ‘Beau Deleuil is an excellent lawyer and a great negotiator of claims.’
- ‘What most impressed me was their ability to provide a commercial perspective, which took into account the legal issues, but thought about the bigger picture.'
- ‘Beau Deleuil continued to step back from the draft proceedings in front of him and ask "where does this get us, how does it align with your goals". He provided me with the most critical advice in the entire two years the matter ran. Thoughtful, balanced.'
Key clients
- The SoftBank Vision Funds
- Greensill Bank AG
- Santos Limited
- Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd
- AurizonGenesee & Wyoming
- Federal Treasury Enterprise (FKP) Sojuzplodoimport
- Federal Public Unitary External Economic Union Sojuzplodoimport (Stoli)
- Deloitte
- 5 Boroughs
- Sev.en Global Investments .a.s
- International Capital Markets
- Heloise Pratt
Work highlights
Acted for Santos in January 2024, defeating an environmental challenge to the $5.8bn Barossa Gas Project brought by the Environmental Defenders’ Office on behalf of Tiwi Islanders.
Succeeded in a high-profile victory in January 2024 for Czech company Sev.en Global Investment regarding the administration of the entity that owns the Callide C Power Station in Queensland.
Acted for the German administrator of Greensill Bank in litigation filed in the Federal Court of Australia against insurers that wrote insurance on trade credit receivables purchased by Greensill (for claims in excess of $5bn).
Practice head
Michelle Fox
Other key lawyers
Damian Scattini; Beau Deleuil; Elan Sasson; Asia Lenard