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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is an international litigation powerhouse recognized for its dominant litigation practice and leading courtroom expertise in high-stakes securities and complex commercial disputes. The firm demonstrates broad strength across areas including securities, antitrust and product liability suits as well as class actions. It expertly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in trial and appellate courts across the US. The team advises a wide range of clients across sectors such as energy, healthcare, technology and finance.

Notable practitioners

New York-based Michael Carlinsky serves as global head of complex litigation at the firm.

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Work Highlights

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  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP continued to defend Google against a nationwide class action seeking to recover billions of dollars on behalf of all US-resident Chrome users on the basis of Google’s alleged misappropriation of Chrome users’ personal data through its third-party web services such as Ad Manager, Analytics, Embedded Maps, Fonts and other services.

Strengths

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  • Quinn Emanuel distinguishes itself through its knowledge, appropriate aggression, grasp of the key issues and its very deep bench. The firm's lawyers understand every issue without exception and can handle every matter.

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  • Quinn Emanuel's work product and responsiveness is excellent. The team is very responsive and excellent to work with. Its lawyers understand the market, as well as judicial receptiveness to certain arguments.

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  • Quinn Emanuel provides exceptional technical lawyering coupled with sound practical advice. The firm has deep relationships and its attorneys are exceptional. It displays real excellence.

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  • Quinn lawyers have a remarkable strategic acumen, keen insight in venue and jurisdictional considerations, and remarkable detail orientation. Their work reflects deep subject matter expertise. They are also very forward-thinking, considering our interests at all times.

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  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is clearly one of the top litigation groups in the country. It knows the judges and how they think. Its lawyers are able to have strategic conversations and are really thoughtful.

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