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Lawyers profile | UK 2025: Banking Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Restructuring/Insolvency: Disputes
Richard East
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Banking Litigation

UK-wide

3 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Commercial and Corporate Litigation

London (Firms)

3 Years Ranked

Spotlight

Restructuring/Insolvency: Disputes

London (Firms)

1 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Richard East

UK

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Investment Fund Litigation

Structured Finance & Derivatives Litigation

Section 1782

Russia Disputes Practice

Chambers Review

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Banking Litigation - UK-wide

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Richard East is highly respected for his capabilities as a litigator and great experience in the financial sector. He is an excellent choice of representation for complex banking disputes involving claims of fraud and financial mis-selling.
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Commercial and Corporate Litigation - London (Firms)

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Richard East is Quinn Emanuel's senior partner in London. He routinely acts on complex disputes with a particular aptitude for shareholder litigation and matters arising post-insolvency.
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Restructuring/Insolvency: Disputes - London (Firms)

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Individual Editorial

Richard East has a strong contentious insolvency practice and represents administrators, investment managers and bondholders.

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Strengths

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Richard has a really great strategic mind and is able to provide answers to difficult questions that clients ask. He doesn't shy away from answering tough questions with cogent and reasoned views.

Banking Litigation respondent
UK

Richard is a very creative, thoughtful lawyer.

Banking Litigation respondent
UK

Richard is stunningly clever, unbelievably commercially astute, he’s brilliant at both generating and winning big cases and is an absolute delight to work with.

Banking Litigation respondent
UK

Richard is a cerebral, strategically minded lawyer who delivers a great client service.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
UK

Richard has huge gravitas. All clients listen to him and so does the court.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
UK

Richard provides efficient and reliable legal service.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
UK

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