Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP covers a range of complex and contentious restructuring mandates, focusing on cases in which litigation is a significant driver of recoveries. Susheel Kirpalani is the founder of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, Benjamin Finestone advises on bankruptcy, restructuring, lender liability, and special situation cases, and James Tecce handles contested bankruptcy matters, including debtor-in-possession financings. Deborah Newman litigates matters arising from Chapter 11 restructurings and cross-border insolvencies, while Austin-based Matthew Scheck manages business bankruptcies and related litigation. Los Angeles-based John Shaffer represents debtors, creditors, and purchasers. Houston-based Patricia Tomasco brings over 35 years of experience in corporate insolvency problems, and Los Angeles-based Eric Winston handles a full range of corporate insolvency and reorganization cases. Lawyers are based in New York, unless otherwise specified.
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Testimonials
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‘Quinn Emanuel's team was excellent.'
'James Tecce and Daniel Holzman were both very knowledgeable with excellent oral arguments. Their brief led to complete dismissals in the bankruptcy case in Delaware.'
- Daniel Holzman is prepared, has excellent briefs, uses case precedents, and his arguments and communications with opposing counsel and the judge were instrumental in us winning the case.’
- ‘James Tecce has excellent legal skills and years of experience, excellent litigation and oral argument skills, and iery straightforward and won the case for us with dismissals.'
‘Eric Winston is our lead lawyer, and he selects the talented partners to assist him in state, federal, and appeals cases. Eric is our go-to counselor and has won numerous cases.’
- ‘Patricia Tomasco has an encyclopedic knowledge of the bankruptcy code and applicable precedent that she draws upon in advising clients. She is also very practical.'
Key clients
- Vtal
- BYJU’s Alpha, Inc.
- Cobalt PropCo 2020, LLC
- Rhodium Encore, Inc.
- Bradley K. Heppner (GWG Holdings)
- Aon, plc and White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd. – (In re Vesttoo)
- Anne Wojcicki and TTAM Research Institute
- Viasat
- Celsius Network LLC
- Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC-C)
- Colorado Investment Holdings LLC (“Colorado”)
- Andrew Vagenas (Packable Holdings)
Work highlights
Retained by V.tal Rede Neutra de Telecomunicações S.A. (“V.tal”) in connection with Oi’s chapter 15 case, which is pending in the SDNY.
Acted as counsel to the debtor in possession, BYJU’s Alpha, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Think & Learn Private Limited, an Indian “edtech” conglomerate.
Represented and scored a trial victory for client Cobalt PropCo 2020, LLC by getting a chapter-11 case dismissed in Delaware for a bad-faith filing.
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Benjamin Finestone
Practice head
Benjamin Finestone; James Tecce; Susheel Kirpalani; Deborah Newman; Matt Scheck; John Shaffer; Patricia Tomasco; Eric Winston
Other key lawyers
Daniel Holzmann