David Ereira OBE
Partner
David Ereira OBE
davidereira@quinnemanuel.comDavid Ereira is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s London office where he works on contentious restructuring and insolvency cases in England and internationally. He joined the firm in 2024 to combine his extensive restructuring transactional experience with Quinn’s leading disputes practice. He has represented debtors, creditors, shareholders, management governments, insolvency practitioners and investors on all aspects of situations involving financial distress. He has worked on many difficult and complex restructurings including acting for the administrators of Lehman Brothers International Europe, the creditors of NMC Healthcare, the successful rescue investors in the Co-operative Bank and most recently the dissenting class of creditors on Thames Water.
He has extensive experience in the resolution of failing banks and regulated financial institutions. He has also worked closely with investors in distressed real estate and asset-based transactions. David was chairman of the UK Insolvency Service and received an OBE for services to insolvency. He is actively involved in several insolvency organisations and professional committees.
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Notable Representations
- Joint leader of the team advising PwC as administrators of Lehman Brothers International Europe on the Lehman insolvency.
- Advised the funds responsible for the restructuring of The Co-Operative Bank
- Advised the successful buyer from the liquidators of a portfolio of distressed real assets in London dockland.
- Advised the Government of Finland on their participation in the sovereign debt restructurings in Greece and Spain
- Bank Resolution of Banco Espirito Santo in Portugal and Bank Snoras in Lithuania
- Advised the bondholders of McLaren in their successful efforts to prevent a J Crew style transaction.
- Advised the buyer on acquiring the Argyll Group out of administration and the subsequent restructuring of the portfolio.
- Advised the supervisors of 11 interconnected CVAs providing consumer redress for Park First Group
- Advising the government of Jamaica on issues arising in connection with the restructuring of their joint venture partner Noble in a critical infrastructure plant
- Advising the shareholders of Matalan on its recapitalization
- Advising key creditor son the Restructuring Plan for Gategourmet
- Advised New Look Retailers on its CVA
- Advised Global Cloud Exchange on its restructuring and Chapter 11
- Advised Gulf Keystone Petroleum on its Scheme of Arrangement
Education
- University of Manchester
(LL.B., 1977) - Open University
(BSc, MSc)
Admissions
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England and Wales Solicitor
Prior Associations
- Paul Hastings:
- Partner, 2016 – 2024
- Linklaters LLP:
- Partner 2007 – 2016
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer:
- Partner 1991- 2007
- Wilde Sapte:
- Partner 1984 -1990
Awards
- Ranked by Chambers Global UK – Restructuring/Insolvency Band 3, 2025
- Ranked by Legal 500 UK 2025, Hall of Fame: Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Ranked by Chambers UK – Restructuring/Insolvency: Disputes, Band 3, 2025
- “David Ereira from Paul Hastings LLP affords the team greater bandwidth in light of his superb track record handling a range of restructuring and insolvency matters.”
- Ranked by The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom Banking and Finance Law, 2025
- Ranked by Chambers Global UK – International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration, Band 3, 2024
- Ranked by Chambers Europe UK – Restructuring/Insolvency, Band 3, 2024:
- "You do not get a more seasoned and commercial lawyer than David. There are not many that can match his experience, gravitas and brainpower."
- "David is also very well connected and knows the space well. His experience, depth of knowledge and responsiveness are all strong points."
- "He has great leadership skills in managing any kind of legal issue."
- Order of the British Empire for services to insolvency and charity
- Named a 'Hall of Fame solicitor' for Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency - The Legal 500 UK 2023
- Recommended for Restructuring/Insolvency by Chambers UK 2020:
- ‘Clients say David Ereira "brings a wealth of experience and has been there and done it all."’
- Included in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for Restructuring and Insolvency by The Legal 500 UK 2020:
- "David Ereira is a very experienced and seasoned lawyer."
- "Vastly experienced a creative."
- "David Ereira is very calm and is always able to evaluate the situation with a tactical perspective."
- Included in the "Hall of Fame" for Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency by The Legal 500 UK 2020
Professional Activities
- Member, Insolvency Law Committee of the City of London Solicitors’ Company
- Member, HM Treasury Banking Liaison Panel
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Member of the International Insolvency Institute
- Member of the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association
- Member of INSOL