The international litigation practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has wide-ranging capabilities, with extensive knowledge of sovereign litigation, global asset recovery, and international arbitration-related litigation. The firm is widely lauded for its disputes involving sovereign states, handling a range of high-profile matters. ‘Very experienced and pragmatic’ Dennis Hranitzky is a leading figure in this space, splitting his time between the firm’s Salt Lake City and New York offices, with a practice centered on multinational asset recovery and contentious cross-border insolvency matters. He is commended for being ‘strategically very good and easy to work with’ alongside Mark McNeill. In Washington DC, co-managing partner William Burck and Juan Morillo, co-chair of the white collar and corporate investigations department are key to the team, with Morillo representing clients in federal, state, and congressional investigations. In Los Angeles, Kristin Tahler sustains a focus on complex international matters, white-collar crime, and internal investigations.
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‘Dennis Hranintzky and Mark McNeill are truly excellent. Would hire their services every day. Strategically very good and easy to work with. ’
‘Dennis Hranitzky and Debra Gorman bring a wealth of experience in arbitration and enforcement matters in various jurisdictions. ’
‘Excellent team on multijurisdictional enforcement campaign led by the very experienced and pragmatic Dennis Hranitzky. ’
‘Dennis Hranitzky brings with him excellent experience in enforcing arbitration awards against sovereigns - pragmatic and focused, a leader in his field. Jagdish Menezes is a very able Senior Associate who can see the "big picture" and keep track of multi-jurisdictional proceedings strategically and with ease.’
‘Dennis Hranitzky and Richard East. Both partners are brilliant to work with, very engaged and smart.
‘The members of the Quinn Emanuel team are skilled and driven and provide practical and creative advice. They have professionalism and consistency that bring concrete results.
‘Thomas Voisin - Cool, calm and collected. Always available for immediate practical advice. Seemingly unflappable. James Clark is gifted at breaking down the complex into the understandable. Top tier work product under impossible deadlines. A very safe pair of hands. Hannah Darbes has an incredible eye for detail and keeps you organised. ’
‘We primarily work with Dennis Hranitzky. What makes his practice unique is his deep knowledge in the sovereign litigation space and years of experience in this area. He always provides clear advice and is always available to speak. He is simply the best lawyer in the US if you need to litigate against a sovereign.’
Key clients
- Ad Hoc Group of Credit Suisse AT1 Holders
- Ad Hoc Group of Intralot 2024 Noteholders
- Adel Al Ghanem
- Crescent Petroleum v National Iranian Oil company
- DP World |Attestor Master Value Fund |Bison Bee LLC |Trinity Investments Limited |White Hawthorne, LLC
- HBK Master Fund LP; Palladian Partners LP; Hirsh Group LLP; Virtual Emerald International Limited
- Iraq Telecom v IBL
- Joint Administrators of NMC Healthcare LTD (in administration)
- Luigi Cimolai Holding S.p.A. and Cimolai S.p.A.JBS
- Nina Ansary
- Oro Negro
- Process and Industrial v. Federal Republic of Nigeria - DDC 18-cv-594 (CRC)
- Santos Laguna v. Disney
- Savannah MidstreamYDP World
- Ukraine (Minister of Finance of Ukraine acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet of Minister of Ukraine)
Work highlights
- Representing a group of holders of $6.5 billion face amount of AT1 debt securities issued by Credit Suisse in the largest litigation ever brought in the Swiss courts--arising out of the direction to cancel the AT1s issued to Credit Suisse by the Swiss Financial Market Regulatory Authority (FINMA) in connection with the forced merger of Credit Suisse and UBS.
- Representing NMC Healthcare LTD (in administration), its Joint Administrators and 32 other NMC Group companies.
- Representing the U.S. shareholders and former management of Oro Negro in a complex, cross-border, billion-dollar dispute arising from Oro Negro’s bankruptcy, with litigations currently ongoing in Mexico, the United States, and Singapore; and in international investment arbitration claims under NAFTA against Mexico for expropriation, discriminatory treatment, and retaliation.
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William A. Burck, Dennis Hranitzky, Juan P. Morillo, Kristin Tahler