Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan - Recognition and Rankings

Recognition and Rankings

Quinn Emanuel consistently ranks among the top of various industry surveys. The American Lawyer ranked the firm "Top IP Litigation Department of the Year" in 2010 and one of the top six Litigation Departments in the U.S. In 2012, The American Lawyer recognized the firm as having one of the top three IP Litigation Departments in the country Chambers and Partners recognized John B. Quinn as "one of the best trial lawyers in California." Chambers and Partners also ranked Quinn Emanuel among the top tiers for the following categories: Intellectual Property: Patent, Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; Litigation: General Commercial, Trial Lawyers and White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Media and Entertainment; Appellate Law; Bankruptcy and Reconstructing; Sports Law; and Insurance.

Quinn Emanuel regularly appears within the top three of The American Lawyer's annual listing of highest profits per partner. In 2010, Quinn Emanuel posted profits per partner of $3.6 million, ranking number two in the United States. In 2011, profits per partner rose to $4.1 million. The American Lawyer also ranked the firm as the most profitable law firm in the United States among the country's top 200 highest grossing firms.

In 2013, Vault.com ranked Quinn Emanuel as 18th in law firm prestige. In Vault.com's specialty rankings, Quinn Emanuel ranked 1st in general commercial litigation and 5th in intellectual property litigation. Legal 500 ranks Quinn Emanuel as a second tier firm in the Patent Litigation and Trade Secrets practice areas. In January 2011, Law360 awarded Quinn Emanuel the "Insurance Group of the Year" award. In June 2011, the British legal publication, The Lawyer awarded Quinn Emanuel's London office "International Law Firm of the Year." In 2012, Legal Business named the firm "US Law Firm of the Year."