Expert resume of Peter Calamari

Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan’s New York Office; former Managing Director-COO of Human Resources at Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC (2000-2004); former partner at Winston abd Strawn (1997-1999) and former Managing Partner, Hertzog, Calamari and Gleason (1976-1997) (USA)

Peter Calamari has 30 plus years of experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation, particularly in the financial services industry. Over the years he has been involved in some of the most significant international disputes, as well as responsible for oversight of cases producing some of the biggest settlements in US history for his clients, with recoveries totalling in excess of $15 billion. Recently, Mr. Calamari has focused on representing institutional investors in claims involving complex financial products in court proceedings and international arbitrations. He was the lead attorney for Washington Mutual, Inc. in connection with its claims against JP Morgan Chase which resulted in a settlement valued at $ 7.5 billion. Currently, he is the lead attorney for MBIA in connection with its multibillion claims against Bank of America and others arising out of collapsed RMBS. Also he represents the extraordinary commissioner of Parmalat in his effort to recover amounts for the Parmalat bankruptcy estate. Additionally, Mr. Calamari has represented parties in the Enron litigation, the Holocaust litigation, the Banco Ambrosiano collapse, the BCCI collapse, the Drexel collapse and the EF Hutton check kiting scandal.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of Fordham Law School, where he also was an adjunct professor of law. Between 2000 and 2004, he was a managing director at Credit Suisse, assisting in various administrative functions at the most senior level. In that capacity he helped organize a new division specializing in hedge funds, private equity and alternate capital investments.

Chambers USA (2013) reports that Mr. Calamari is highly regarded for his commercial litigation expertise and praised for his “excellent instincts and great courtroom presence.”