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Less Chair, More Chill: John Quinn Set To Discover The Joys Of Not Being In Charge At Quinn Emanuel

Published: 23 Jul 2026 -

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17 Jul

Tune in to this week's episode of Law, disrupted, where I speak with Bill Patry, of counsel in @quinnemanuel's New York office and former in-house counsel at @Google for 17 years, about a pending full-court Ninth Circuit hearing that could reshape copyright law as we know it.

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A unanimous victory in the English Court of Appeal for Illiquidx Ltd., with every ground of appeal dismissed.

Congratulations to the @quinnemanuel London team on another strong result.

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Tune in to this week's re-release episode of Law, disrupted, where I speak with Professor Gao Xiqing about his time at the China Investment Corporation and what it taught him about global finance.

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6 Jul

Honored to receive the Distinguished Leader Award from @lawdotcom's California Legal Awards alongside Christopher Tayback, who was named Office Managing Partner of the Year.

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Tune in to this week's episode of Law, disrupted, where I speak with Avi Perry and Brett Raffish about winning a federal white collar acquittal after two trials.

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25 Jun

Great to see this year's @quinnemanuel West Coast Summer Associate Trial Advocacy program come to a successful conclusion.

Congratulations to all 40 summer associates who participated, and thank you to everyone who helped make it possible.

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19 Jun

Tune in to this week's episode of Law, disrupted, where I speak with Shawn Fagan about the realities of leading a legal department at a firm operating at @Citadel 's scale.

We discuss his journey from trial lawyer to chief legal officer, and what it takes to stay ahead of the

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