Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Name

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Legal name

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Website

https://quinnemanuel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Litigation and Arbitration Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAMAE), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Business litigation services
• International arbitration
• Patent litigation
• Securities litigation
• Antitrust competition

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices33 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services / Professional Services: Quinn Emanuel is a business litigation and arbitration law firm that generates revenue through billable legal services. The firm serves clients across 33 global offices in diverse practice areas including litigation, arbitration, corporate governance, patent litigation, securities enforcement, and more.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is a global business litigation and arbitration law firm exclusively devoted to representing enterprise and institutional clients in high-stakes commercial disputes. The firm offers representation across practice areas including international arbitration, patent litigation, securities litigation, antitrust, M&A litigation, bankruptcy, class actions, and white-collar defense, with AI-powered litigation technology adoption.

Product overview

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is a 1,300+ attorney business litigation firm with 33 offices globally, devoted solely to business litigation and arbitration. The firm offers comprehensive legal services across specialized practice areas including Business Litigation and Arbitration Services (core), an Artificial Intelligence Practice for AI-related legal matters, Patent Litigation, Securities Litigation, International Arbitration, and a Tariff Refund Task Force. Additional offerings include Quinnsights, a knowledge publication platform providing legal analysis and thought leadership, and a Work From Anywhere policy supporting flexible attorney arrangements. The firm operates practice groups covering Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Class Actions, Corporate Governance, Data Privacy, Energy Disputes, Environmental, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade, M&A Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate, Restructuring, Securities Enforcement, Trade Secrets, and White Collar Criminal Defense across North America (15 offices), Europe (9 offices), Asia (8 offices), and Australia (1 office).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Arbitration Handles international commercial arbitration and investor-state disputes across global forums including ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, LCIA, and other arbitration centers, for corporations, financial institutions, and sovereign entities.
• Patent Litigation Comprehensive patent litigation services including district court litigation, International Trade Commission proceedings, and Post-Grant Practice before the USPTO for technology, life sciences, and manufacturing clients.
• Securities Litigation Representation in securities fraud, class actions, SEC enforcement defense, and shareholder derivative suits for public companies, financial institutions, and their officers and directors.
• Antitrust & Competition Representation in antitrust and competition matters including merger enforcement, monopolization claims, cartel defense, and regulatory investigations for corporate clients across industries.
• Tariff Refund Task Force Specialized task force focused on recovering customs duties and tariffs for corporate clients through legal action, serving importers and manufacturers affected by trade tariffs.
• Artificial Intelligence Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• 182 cases in UK Commercial Court (2020-2025), leading by claim count with median claim value of £10m — 13 times the £740,000 all-firm average

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Anthropic (Claude AI)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Quinn Emanuel is cited as a customer actively building litigation platforms and running high-stakes pipelines on Anthropic's Claude AI technology. The firm is listed among major law firms including Freshfields, Holland & Knight, and Crosby Legal that are actively using Claude on live legal matters.
• SyllocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Quinn Emanuel used Syllo's unified AI-powered litigation platform in a merger enforcement case and was named AmLaw Litigators of the Week in March 2025. The Syllo platform automates legal discovery and case preparation, claiming to be up to 20 times faster than traditional manual review methods. The firm doubled its headcount in four months while hiring a head of sales.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kirkland & Ellis: One of the world's highest-grossing law firms and a major competitor for high-stakes business litigation, with a much broader corporate/M&A/private equity practice that funds its litigation bench. Comparable on talent war, premium pricing, and elite client roster.
• Latham & Watkins: Global full-service firm with one of the largest litigation practices in the world, frequently opposing QE in major commercial disputes. Comparable on cross-border trial work, securities litigation, and international arbitration.
• Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom: Elite US litigation and M&A firm; consistently top-ranked for securities litigation, class actions, and white-collar defense — directly overlapping with QE's core practice areas and competing for the same Fortune 500 clients.
• Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison: Elite US firm renowned for high-stakes litigation and white-collar defense; frequently opposing counsel to QE in major commercial and securities disputes, with a comparable premium-rate client base.
• Davis Polk & Wardwell: Top-tier US firm with a small, elite litigation practice focused on Supreme Court and high-stakes commercial matters; competes for the same blue-chip institutional clients seeking premium trial counsel.
• Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz: Premier US M&A and litigation boutique; competes with QE on transformative M&A litigation, takeover disputes, and Delaware Chancery matters at the highest end of the market.

Direct peers

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: One of the original Magic Circle firms and now an active user of Anthropic's Claude AI on live legal matters alongside QE. Directly competes in cross-border commercial litigation and international arbitration.
• Boies Schiller Flexner: Litigation-only boutique founded by David Boies, with a similar pure-play focus on high-stakes commercial disputes and trial work. Closely comparable business model, although smaller in scale than QE.
• Clifford Chance: Magic Circle global firm with deep international arbitration and commercial litigation practices; competes head-to-head with QE in London cross-border disputes and Asia-based arbitration.
• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm with a strong litigation, arbitration, and investigations practice across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; overlaps with QE in international arbitration forums and complex commercial disputes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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