Richard Hornshaw
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Banking Litigation
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About
Provided by Richard Hornshaw
Practice Areas
Richard Hornshaw leads Akin’s London litigation group and the Firm’s International Disputes practice. He primarily acts for investment firms and a range of other financial institutions on high-value, complex and cross-border disputes and focuses his practice on finance and securities law matters, as well as distressed debt, insolvency and restructuring situations and shareholder activism. He has experience in conducting and resolving disputes—both in arbitration and litigation—in the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. Richard qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in 2002 and is also qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong, where he previously practiced. Richard is a CEDR accredited mediator.
Publications
Risk & Compliance: The Rise of Class Actions in the UK and Continental Europe: Risks and Opportunities – March 2022; Global Legal Insights – Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2002: the chapter on England and Wales; Annual UK Chapter for PLC’s Arbitration procedures and practice in the UK (England and Wales): overview from 2016 to 2022; Global Restructuring Review: African Mineral Limited: using a scheme to unlock value for all creditors – September 2020.
Personal
L.P.C., The College of Law, London, 1997; CPE, The College of Law, London, 1996; B.A., University of Bristol, 1994.
Chambers Review
UK
Richard Hornshaw regularly handles significant international cases on behalf of clients in the banking and finance sector. He is particularly experienced in handling disputes arising from insolvencies and debt restructuring.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard is a pleasure to work with. He is a pragmatic individual who looks for practical solutions and is always open to a bit of creative thinking."
"Richard is a strong, commercial and user-friendly lawyer who is a first port of call for contentious issues."
"Richard is stellar on noteholder and bondholder work."
"Richard is a commercial operator with deep expertise who gives his clients confidence in his ability to drive the case to a successful outcome."
"Richard is a pleasure to work with. He is a pragmatic individual who looks for practical solutions and is always open to a bit of creative thinking."
"Richard is a strong, commercial and user-friendly lawyer who is a first port of call for contentious issues."
"Richard is stellar on noteholder and bondholder work."
"Richard is a commercial operator with deep expertise who gives his clients confidence in his ability to drive the case to a successful outcome."
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