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Banking litigation: investment and retail

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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For one client, the team at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP consists of ‘simply the best banking litigators in the London market’, with experience across the gamut of banking and finance disputes. Lender-liability acts, complex fraud and mis-selling cases, and disputes related to complex financial products are all strengths of the team. Team head Richard East is ’nothing short of a legend’, and ‘unbelievably commercially astute’, while Matthew Bunting is commended for his work on matters involving complex fraud matters. Khaled Khatoun is key to the practice, with experience handling complex FX derivatives matters, while Aidan O’Rourke is knowledgeable in pensions, banking, and financial services. Justin Michaelson, Cordelia Rayner, and Gemma Anderson are noted.
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Client satisfaction

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'QE is undoubtedly the absolute top of the tree in both commercial litigation and banking.’

  • ‘Richard East: He’s the biggest beast in the English commercial litigation market (banking and general comm lit), and is now nothing short of a legend. He’s stunningly clever; he’s unbelievably commercially astute; he’s brilliant at both generating and winning big cases; and he’s a terrifying opponent.'

  • 'Justin Michaelson: He’s terrific: super smart, a great tactician, and on top of both the micro and the macro aspects of the case. He’s the lawyer you want for the most complex and largest pieces of litigation. He’s also fantastic to work with, and is an enormously supportive team leader.'
  • 'Cordelia Rayner: She’s a terrific commercial litigation solicitor, with a work ethic second to none; and she’s tremendously brainy.'
  • 'Tom Brockington: He’s a superstar in the making. He’s really clever, a first-rate lawyer, produces superb documents at break-neck pace, and is an all-round top quality litigator.'
  • 'Gemma Anderson (Partner); She’s a wonderful litigator: wildly clever, immensely hard working, & produces documents of the highest calibre.'

Key clients

  • Ukraine (represented by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)
  • Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation (“FDIC”)
  • Fiesta Resorts and Hotels SL & Ors (Palladium Hotel Group)
  • Ad-Hoc Group of Bondholders
  • SoftBank Vision Funds
  • The Joint Administrators of NMC Healthcare LTD (in administration) (subject to deed of company arrangement) and other NMC Group Companies
  • AXA France IARD S.A.
  • AXA France VIE S.A.
  • John Deuss
  • Fitzwalter Capital
  • VietJet
  • AerCap

Work highlights

Filed a claim on behalf of the FDIC, a U.S. government agency, in the English Courts against a number of high profile English and European banks, and also the British Bankers Association, for losses suffered by a group of failed U.S. banks as a result of alleged collusion in relation to the setting of USD LIBOR between 2007-2011.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Richard East

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Yasseen Gailani

Practice head

Richard East

Other key lawyers

Matthew Bunting; Khaled Khatoun; Aidan O’Rourke; Justin Michaelson, Cordelia Rayner, Tom Brockington, Gemma Anderson