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INSIDE
Seven Supreme Court Cases
to Watch This Term
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Practice Area Updates:
Asia-Pacic Litigation
Update
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Trial Practice Update
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Trademark & Copyright
Litigation Update
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Victory for State Farm in Labor
Depreciation Class Action and
Other Victories
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The Un-Crisis Crisis Law and Strategy Group
No Two Situations Are Alike—at’s the Challenge
“How fast can you get to…”
“Let’s see. I just got back from London. We’ll be
there tomorrow.”
As our founder John Quinn says, “We pack
our bags and we go.” Quinn Emanuel always works
as a team. You are our clients, not one particular
partner’s—everyone and anyone, from John Quinn
on, will jump in as needed to oer advice or deliver a
message.
But there are certain rst principles that
experience teaches.
Keep It as Small as You Can
e rst goal in a crisis is to contain it—ideally, to
prevent it altogether. You know your product may
have a defect. Call us. You think the Government
may be investigating you. Don’t wait. Your
competitors are on the ring line. Who is next? A
crisis is a lot like pain: if it gets too far ahead of you,
it’s hard to catch up. Do a risk assessment. We’ll do
it with you. In this climate, always assume someone
is looking. Why do CEOs come and go so fast? Or
perhaps, why don’t they go even faster, considering
the enormous pressures? Even if you face litigation—
Quinn Emanuel Launches Crisis Law and Strategy Group
After securing its place as the largest and ercest trial rm in the world, Quinn Emanuel
Urquhart & Sullivan has set its sights on conquering another challenge: becoming
the rst choice of companies facing major challenges, even before the litigation
starts. Leveraging a broad spectrum of public and private sector experience in the
United States and abroad, Quinn Emanuel’s newly formed Crisis Law & Strategy
Practice Group will advise clients on all facets of crisis management, as well as develop
eective communications and provide counsel on pressing longer-term strategic legal
and policy issues. e new group is co-chaired by rm founder and Managing Partner
John Quinn, communications and legal strategist Susan Estrich in Los Angeles, and
former Special Counsel to the President Bill Burck in Washington, D.C. In addition to
Quinn, Estrich, and Burck, the group is comprised of leading specialists from around
the world who possess a wealth of senior experience in the public and private sectors,
including “bet-the-company” litigation; government investigations; privacy and data
issues; whistleblower incidents; and communications and strategic advice on high-
prole legal and policy issues.
Quinn Emanuel Hires Litigation and White Collar Team in
Paris
Kami Haeri has joined the rm as a partner based in the rm’s Paris oce. He will
chair the Commercial Litigation and White Collar practices of the rm’s Paris oce.
Kami was previously a partner at August Debouzy, where he chaired that rm’s
Litigation, Arbitration, and White Collar groups. In the last 20 years, he has
represented a broad array of clients in industries such as aeronautics, defense and space,
tobacco, chemicals, information technology communications, and entertainment.
Kami is recognized as an expert in international regulatory compliance and has
worked extensively on domestic and international investigations. Many of his
investigations have concerned multiple regulators from dierent countries, as well as
the review and implementation of compliance programs.
Also joining the rm’s Paris oce as counsels will be Benoit Javaux and
Valérie Munoz-Pons, along with two associates, Helen J. Adler and Noémie Coutrot-
Cieslinski.
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