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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - New York

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is renowned for providing high-caliber litigation services, representing an impressive raft of domestic insurers in suits such as high value coverage disputes. Its broad experience includes RMBS and CDO cases, RICO claims and transactional disputes while the team also acts on asbestos, environmental and D&O liability claims.

Work Highlights

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  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP represented Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative and Health Republic Insurance Company in class action litigation against the United States in the Court of Federal Claims, concerning unpaid amounts under the ACA’s risk corridors and cost‑sharing reduction programmes.

Strengths

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  • Quinn Emanuel is strong in strategy, creative in terms of coming up with the best ways to meet our goals and substantively excellent.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Michael Carlinsky
    Band 3Michael Carlinsky

    Michael Carlinsky

    Michael Carlinsky serves as comanaging partner of the firm and also chairs the firm's complex litigation group. He focuses his practice on the defense of complex class action and coverage claims. His clients include prominent insurers.

    • Michael is a force of nature. He is great at arguments and actually talking a trial in front of a jury.

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