Akin has ‘exceptional breadth and the ability to work across practice areas’, excelling at disputes in the financial services sector. Investment disputes are a mainstay of the practice, with particular expertise relating to the distressed debt space, sovereign debt disputes, and intra-creditor disputes. Richard Hornshaw ’leads an effective and responsive team‘. He is well versed in securities law matters, insolvency, and restructuring.
Testimonials
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‘ The team has exceptional breadth and the ability to work across practice areas.’
‘Richard Hornshaw is a star player who leads an effective and responsive team.’
‘Richard Hornshaw is well known in the London litigation market as an experienced litigator in high-value, complex disputes with cross-border aspects.’
- 'Top-of-the-bill team who go the extra mile.'
- 'Richard Hornshaw has an unflappable, calm, strategic legal and commercial mind. A true gentleman who is great to work with - technically superb, and with excellent client and counsel-handling skills.'
- 'James Terry is a super-savvy operator in the restructuring space - super-focused on how to get the best result for the client - often devising creative and successful strategies, and pushing others in the team to think outside of the box.'
- 'Technically excellent, commercially savvy, and a great team to work with at all levels - quality throughout. I could not recommend them more highly.'
Key clients
- Goldman Sachs
- Barings Asset Management
- Senior Secured Noteholders of Galapagos
- The administrators of African Minerals Limited
- Apollo
- Elliott Associates and Elliot International
- Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders to Imtech
- Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders of Noble Trading
Work highlights
- Representing Elliott is its landmark judicial review against the London Metal Exchange (LME) for the loss Elliott suffered by virtue of the LME’s decision to retrospectively cancel nickel trades.
- Advising Veon Holdings BV on a scheme of arrangement in respect of US$1bn+ of debt, including resisting a challenge to the scheme brought by certain creditors.
- Advising some of the world’s largest asset managers as holders of senior secured notes issued by Galapagos SA, a business which went through a complex restructuring in 2019.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Hornshaw