Adrian is a senior associate at Quinn Emanuel, whom he joined on qualification having trained at a magic circle firm. Prior to his career as a solicitor, he worked in India as a legal fellow of a human rights organisation; before that, he interned at a United Nations agency.
Adrian’s practice focuses on commercial and financial litigation and arbitration, often spanning multiple jurisdictions and national legal systems. He has acted at all levels of the English Courts, before the Court of Justice of the European Union, and in LCIA, ICC, and ad hoc arbitrations. He has particular experience of joint venture and shareholder disputes, complex fraud and conspiracy, company law disputes, and insolvency and contentious restructurings.
Who’s Who Legal 2021 says: Adrian Forster is "a calm, composed, and intellectually gifted litigator" who is able to "digest a complex and document-heavy case and dissect it down to its essential elements".
Adrian is Quinn Emanuel London’s representative on the Commercial Litigators Forum Associates’ Committee.
- Oxford University
(B.A.,with honours, Jurisprudence: English Law with Law Studies in Europe, 2009)
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Who’s Who Legal Litigation - Future Leader – Non-Partner (2018-2022)
- ‘a calm, composed, and intellectually gifted litigator" who is able to "digest a complex and document-heavy case and dissect it down to its essential elements"’