Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Litigation-only firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has a successful track record in high-profile disputes and bet-the-company litigation. The team has a wealth of industry-specific experience, spanning the crypto-currency, AI and tech, cannabis, energy and entertainment sectors, and expertise in media, real estate, and sports law. It handles antitrust, IP, transactional, as well as class-actions and sexual harassment and employment discrimination cases. Co-manager of the Boston office Aliki Sofis represents both plaintiffs and defendants in the gamut of commercial disputes, from bet-the-company litigation and crisis management to employment, fraud and securities litigation. Experienced in precedent-setting cases, Christopher Tayback is co-managing partner of the LA office, while Christopher Porter is the Houston office’s co-managing partner and boasts expertise encompassing breach of contract and trade secret claims, and business torts and antitrust disputes. Advising multinational companies, hedge funds, and asset managers, Michael Carlinsky acts as global head of complex litigation and co-head of the insurance litigation team from New York. Also based in New York, Andrew Rossman is chair of M&A litigation. In Silicon Valley, Sara Pollock handles IP and other business litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Michael Swartz joined the team in March 2025 from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.