Matthew Bunting joined Quinn Emanuel’s London office at the time of its opening in 2008, having previously worked as senior associate in the litigation department of a leading Magic Circle firm in London and in a prominent New Zealand firm. He has been a partner in Quinn Emanuel since 2011.  Matthew is an experienced solicitor advocate with a background in large complex commercial litigation and arbitration, often with a significant cross-border element.

Matthew has particular experience in managing litigation with interconnected English and US elements and litigation involving serious issues of fraud in the corporate context.  Matthew regularly appears in Court or arbitration proceedings as counsel for clients, and also works closely with the independent bar in appropriate cases. In addition, Matthew represents clients involved in regulatory disputes and investigations.

Matthew acts for a range of clients, including funds, investors, major corporates, professional trustees, bankruptcy office holders and high net worth individuals.  Matthew also has considerable experience acting as litigation counsel alongside the corporate and/or restructuring teams of leading City firms that cannot act in litigation adverse to major financial institutions.

Matthew is recommended for Commercial Litigation and Banking Litigation in the Legal 500, which comments that he 'distils the most complex problems into plain English.' Chambers describes Matthew as “adept at handling a range of complex domestic and international banking disputes with corporate fraud being a particular area of specialism. He has noteworthy experience in co-ordinating litigation across multiple jurisdictions and is regarded by clients as "enormously mature and sophisticated counsel."” He is also listed as a rising star in Commercial Litigation in Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers and was named to The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2020 list.