Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP is a law firm, founded in 1986 by John B. Quinn and headquartered in Los Angeles, California with major offices in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and New York. With over 220 lawyers in 2005, the firm was already the largest in the country dedicated solely to business litigation, though several larger firms focus on individual (personal injury and shareholder) litigation. The firm promotes itself as having a unique level of preparedness to try business-related cases before a judge and a jury, as opposed to most large corporate law firms where "litigation" consists of motions, discovery, and settlement. In addition, the firm is known for being among the first to drop the pretentious decor and dress of most law firms, opting instead for all-casual dress at the office - permitting even shorts and flip-flops - and walls decorated with posters from law-related films rather than with mahogany. The firm lacks the committee governance structure which is common in other law firms.

In 2007, having grown to over 300 attorneys, the firm was peer-rated as one of the 50 most prestigious law firms in the United States and England, according to a leading career guide. [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?product_id=10361&ch_id=242&co_page=2&v=1 1] In a ranking of firms based solely on litigation, Quinn Emanuel - which only practices litigation - ranked as the seventh best law firm for litigation. [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?product_id=10361&ch_id=242&co_page=2&v=1 2]

External links

* [http://www.quinnemanuel.com Official Firm Website]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/342.html LawPeriscope Profile]