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Richard East was the founding partner and is now the co-managing partner of the London office.  An experienced solicitor advocate with a heavyweight litigation and restructuring practice spanning over a decade; Richard focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation, banking disputes and litigation arising out of restructuring and insolvency.

Quinn Emanuel has quickly established itself as one of the most sophisticated litigation-only practices in the City and Richard has been central to building up an impressive portfolio of clients in addition to receiving significant mandates from an array of leading City firms that are unable to act adversely to banking institutions in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Richard has previously helped build restructuring and litigation practices at two previous London offices of U.S. law firms and takes instructions in high profile matters in this area.

Recent highlights include:

•    Acting for the holders of bonds issued by sub-prime lender Cattles plc in litigation arising from Cattles’ financial difficulties.
•    Advising a high net worth individual in commercial court proceedings brought by an Israeli bank.
•    Acting for the 2nd lien creditors in the administration of Woolworths plc.
•    Retained as conflict counsel for the Creditors' Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Lehman Brothers Chapter 11 proceedings.
•    Instructed to act for the Committee of Subordinated Noteholders in Hellas II, the holding company for the Greek based Wind Hellas telecoms company, in English proceedings to put Hellas II into administration.
•    Appeared on behalf of clients in a wide range of forums including the English High Court and international arbitrations (under LCIA and ICC rules).
•    Acting for monoline insurer in connection with proceedings in both the United States and England.
•    Acting for hedge fund in connection with potential US and Cayman Island proceedings, arising out certain redemption disputes.
•    Acting for Liquidators of insolvent hedge fund.
•    Acting for Spanish retailer in connection with dispute against an Investment Bank arising out of the sale of a structured finance product.
•    Acting on various ISDA Master based disputes.

Chambers Directory, London says Richard East is a “great name in the [banking] sector”.

Restructuring:

Advice to joint administrators of Global Trader Europe Limited, a CFD brokerage.

Representing Sea Containers Group in connection with the group's Chapter 11 proceedings and Pensions Regulator Financial Support Direction proceedings.

Advising Calpine's group of companies in connection with the group's Chapter 11 proceedings.

Advice to joint administrators of JL French UK Limited.

Representing the European Group of Collins & Aikman, an international autoparts manufacturer and its joint administrators.

Representing a significant secured creditor of the Eurotunnel group in connection with the group's reorganisation.

Instructed by Adhoc group of bondholders of Compania de Alimentos Fargo.

Advising bondholders of Avecia plc, the specialty and fine chemicals maker.

Representing bondholders of My Travel Group plc, a leading UK Travel and Tour Services Provider.

Advice to bond holders of Parmalat Finance Corporation, B.B., the Italian dairy company.

Instructed by bondholders of British Energy plc, the UK's largest electricity supplier.

Advice to bondholders of Equitable Life Assurance Society, the UK Mutual Society.

Representing bondholder of TXU, a Global Energy Company.

Advising The European Investment Bank in connection with Eurotunnel plc.

Advice to JC Flowers consortium in relation to potential purchase of Refco businesses.

Representing Cabovisao-Televisao Por Cabo, one of the leading cable operators in Portugal, on all aspects of restructuring.
 

Litigation:

Advice to an leading investment bank in connection with appeal to French Court of Appeal.

Acting for Exide Technologies ( a large number multi-national battery producer and supplier) in connection with an ad hoc arbitration and related Section 68 application in the English commercial court) Section 68 application is a reported decision Margulead Limited v Exide Technologies [2004]EWHC 1019 (Comm).

Representing a US private equity fund in connection with substantial ICC arbitration seated in Paris.

Instructed by  a specialty chemical company in connection with an LCIA arbitration seated in London.

Acting for an Italian Bank in connection with dispute in English commercial court with major investment bank.

Acting for Alvaro Noboa in connection a substantial commercial court litigation.