John B. Quinn

Quinn attended Claremont McKenna College and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a Knox Fellow. He graduated in 1976 and joined the law firm of Cravath Swaine & Moore in New York, practicing corporate law between 1976 and 1979.

In 1986, he co-founded the law firm today known as Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a litigation-only law firm headquartered in Los Angeles. Quinn has been general counsel to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that gives out the Oscars, since 1986.{{cite news |last=Spiezio |first=Caroline |date=March 2, 2018 |title=Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn Has Another Starring Role: General Counsel of the Academy |url=https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2018/03/02/quinn-emanuels-john-quinn-has-another-starring-role-general-counsel-of-the-academy/?slreturn=20190722111301 |publisher=Law.com Corporate Counsel |access-date=August 23, 2019}}{{cite news |last=Marikar |first=Sheila |date=July 6, 2016 |title=What Becomes of the Brokenhearteds' Stuff |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/fashion/museum-of-broken-relationships-los-angeles.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 23, 2019}}

In 2012, Quinn obtained a dismissal for Mattel with prejudice of a Sherman Act suit brought by a MGA Entertainment Inc.{{cite news |date=February 22, 2012 |title=Mattel defeats Bratz doll maker antitrust lawsuit | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/mattel-mga-idUSL2E8DM85K20120222 |work=Reuters |access-date=May 25, 2022}}{{cite news |date=August 11, 2017 |title=LA 500: John B. Quinn | url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/weekly-news/la-500-john-b-quinn/ |work=LA Business Journal |access-date=June 21, 2022}}

In 2015, Quinn represented Nestlé USA, Inc. and Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company in an antitrust action brought by Clemmy’s involving an alleged conspiracy to exclude competition in a claimed market for ice cream. The Court ruled that Clemmy’s hadn’t presented enough evidence to warrant the case reaching a jury trial.{{cite news |date=June 1, 2015 |title=Bad news for Clemmy's in 'David vs Goliath' unfair competition lawsuit against Nestlé USA | url=https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2015/06/02/Evidence-lacking-in-David-v-Goliath-anti-competitive-battle-vs-Nestle |work=Dairy Reporter |access-date=June 21, 2022}}

In 2018, Quinn was lead trial counsel for Japanese entertainment company Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. in a dispute concerning ownership of rights of the “Ultraman” superhero character. The jury would find in favor of Tsuburaya.

{{cite web |title=UM CORPORATION v. TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS CO., LTD. | url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20180522569 |access-date=October 4, 2022}}

Quinn launched his legal podcast Law, disrupted in March 2022. Guests have included fellow lawyers, the Mayor of New York Eric Adams, and Johnny Depp trial lawyer Camille Vasquez.{{cite web |title=Episodes - Law Disrupted Podcast | url=https://www.law-disrupted.fm/episodes/ |access-date=August 22, 2022}}{{cite web |title=Never Ask a Question You Don't Know the Answer To? Eh, Maybe It's Worth a Try | url=https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2022/08/22/never-ask-a-question-you-dont-know-the-answer-to-eh-maybe-its-worth-a-try/ |access-date=August 25, 2022}}

In October 2022, at that year's Saudi-backed Future Investment Initiative Institute conference, Quinn told the New York Times that "the Saudis understand the oil market better than anybody else in the world. I think you have to take them seriously on the merits when they say we sense a declining demand, we need a stable market{{nbsp}}... What's the U.S. argument? We asked you to [increase supply] and you didn't do it?"{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Kate |last2=Nereim |first2=Vivian |title=Saudis Find More Sympathetic American Ears at Business Forum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/world/middleeast/saudi-us-investment-forum.html |access-date=28 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=October 28, 2022}}

In 2013 Quinn opened Q Sushi in downtown LA with Chef Hiroyuki Naruke of Tokyo. It is an omakase menu of Chef Hiro's interpretation of artisan Edo-style sushi. In 2019, Q received a Michelin Guide star.{{cite web |last1=Stokes |first1=Samantha |title=John Quinn's Bet Pays Off |url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/06/07/john-quinns-bet-on-sushi-pays-off/?slreturn=20190924175723 |website=Law.com }}

Quinn brought the Museum of Broken Relationships to Los Angeles in June 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/fashion/museum-of-broken-relationships-los-angeles.html|title=What Becomes of the Brokenhearteds' Stuff|work=The New York Times |date=6 July 2016 |accessdate=25 October 2019 |last1=Marikar |first1=Sheila }}

Quinn has twice completed the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.{{cite web|url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/almID/1148547933484/?hubtype=Cover+Story&id=1148547933484&slreturn=20190925171517|title=The Mighty Quinn|first=Susan|last=Beck|website=Law.com|access-date=25 October 2019}}

In July 2024, Quinn was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by Busan University of Foreign Studies in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of business litigation and global leadership.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=42468|title=Busan University of Foreign Studies Awards Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree to John B. Quinn, Founder of Global Law Firm Quinn Emanuel| website=koreapost.com | access-date=2 September 2024}}

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