Richard East

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Senior Partner at Quinn Emanuel

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Richard East is the founding and Senior Partner of Quinn Emanuels London office. A highly experienced solicitor advocate with an LLB from The London School of Economics, he specializes in high-stakes litigation and arbitration. He is consistently ranked as a top-tier lawyer, including Band 1 by Chambers, and is in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame.

Outside of his legal career, Richards path has been defined by resilience and calculated risk-taking. He left school at 16 before returning to education, ultimately earning a top first-class degree from the LSE. This drive and willingness to take on new challenges has been a consistent theme throughout his professional life.

He had a remarkable start to his career, leaving school at 16 before going on to achieve the top first-class degree in his year at the LSE.

Personality Overview

Risk-averse

Social Proof Driven

Thoughtful In Approach

They get along well with all people.  Their decisions are defined by the possible value that they can bring to the organization.
 They prefer to follow rules and procedures.

Topics They Care About

Banking Litigation
Consistently ranked Band 1 in this area, he specializes in acting against major banks, a core strategy of the firm's London office which he founded.
Law Firm Growth
As the founding partner of the London office, he has overseen its growth to become more successful than many established Magic Circle litigation practices.
Contentious Restructuring
He is ranked Band 1 for restructuring and insolvency disputes, with extensive experience representing clients in hostile restructurings and complex inter-creditor disagreements.

Media Appearances

Quinn Emanuel Senior Partner and Founding Partner of our London office Richard East sat down with Law.com to reflect on 2025. Featured in Quinn Emanuel

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Law, Disrupted: English Legal Culture with Richard East. Featured in Quinn Emanuel

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‘We used to cold call people’: How Quinn Emanuel built … (Interview with Richard East). Featured in NonBillable

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Work History

4-2018
Senior Partner at Quinn Emanuel
4-2008
Partner at Quinn Emanuel
11-2002 - 4-2008
Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1998 - 2002
associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
1995 - 1998
trainee/associate at Baker & McKenzie

Education

1990 - 1993
LLB from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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Insights For Selling To Richard

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus your pitch on the impact that you could help them have on their organization
  • Engage other key stakeholders on their side and leverage if they approve of your product
  • Show willingness to accommodating their needs or requests

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions
  • Don’t use phrases like ‘there might be’, ‘we haven’t yet’, ‘latest technology’ etc.
  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Richard is

  • Low-risk, go-ahead from other stakeholders and successful evaluation as per process matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Richard

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Richard move?

  • They do not like to rush and can be quite slow in their decision making.

  • Can Richard take some risk or not?

  • They rarely take risks and prefer making decisions supported by others.

You And Richard

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