Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP


Benjamin I. Finestone Benjamin I. Finestone Quinn Emanuel 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York New York 10010 work(212) 849 7000 benjaminfinestone@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard New York Office Tel: 212-849-7000 Fax: 212-849-7100 benjaminfinestone@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Banking and Financial Institution Litigation Bankruptcy and Restructuring Education New York University School of Law (J.D., 2004) Journal of International Law & Politics: Staff Editor Galgay Fellow, 2002 Robert McKay Scholar University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1997) Awards Named in 2011 by Turnarounds & Workouts as among the “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers” (nationally, from all bankruptcy practitioners under the age of 40). Named in 2011 as a “Rising Star” by New York Metro Super Lawyers Prior Associations Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Associate, 2004-2006 Intern to the Hon. Robert D. Drain, United States Bankruptcy Judge, S.D.N.Y., 2002 Professional Activities Certified Public Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers NASD Registered Representative Admissions Member, The State Bar of New York; United States District Courts: Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York	Send to a friend Biography Benjamin I. Finestone has extensive experience in all aspects of bankruptcy, restructuring, and related litigation matters. He was one of 12 attorneys nationwide to be named as one of Turnarounds & Workouts' "Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers" in 2011. He is regularly involved in the most contentious and complex insolvency matters, with a primary focus on the representation of individual creditors, statutory creditors’ committees, such as SemGroup and Sentinel Management Group, and as conflicts counsel for debtors in possession, such as Washington Mutual, FairPoint, and Solutia. Prior to practicing law, Ben was a certified public accountant and was a NASD Registered Representative in equity trading. Representative Clients Special Counsel to debtor in possession, Washington Mutual, Inc. Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of New Stream Secured Capital, Inc. Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of SemGroup, L.P. Special Counsel to debtor in possession, Solutia Inc. Special Counsel to debtor in possession, FairPoint Communications, Inc. Special Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Stations Casinos, Inc. Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and the Liquidation Trust Committee of Sentinel Management Group. Counsel to the Reorganized Debtor, The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. Counsel to Liquidating Trustee in In re Advanta Corp. Counsel to largest creditor in In re Biometrics Corp. Counsel to the Official Plan Committee of Northwestern Corp. Notable Representations Representing Washington Mutual, Inc. in its multi-billion dollar lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase concerning the FDIC-assisted purchase and assumption of WaMu, involving more than $10 billion in alleged preferences and fraudulent transfers. Represented Solutia Inc. in an action for specific performance of a $2 billion exit financing facility, which the banks had refused to fund based on a “market MAC” provision; case settled favorably before closing arguments. Represented the Official Creditors Committee of Sentinel Management Group; negotiated settlement of $300 million inter-creditor dispute incorporated into confirmed Committee chapter 11 plan. Represented Lehman Brothers Inc. in connection with $1.7-billion securitization of substantially all of the revenue-generating assets of Dunkin’ Brands Inc (Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins).