Litigation Strategy: A Key to Winning
In litigation, the attorney's role is to battle for their clients' victory, but what does it take to win at the highest level? In this explainer, legendary trial attorney John Quinn shares his litigation strategy that "more than any other, leads to victory."
Experienced litigators are familiar with the measured pace and elaborate choreography of a complex, modern trial. Notwithstanding, the crucial factor in determining victory, according to Quinn, is often the speed with which the attorneys identify the issues that will be important to a jury. By arriving first at a key issue, the nimbler side in a litigation can leverage its informational advantage and sieze opportunities that may be unavailable later in discovery. Quinn breaks down this important strategy and provides examples from recent trials.
John B. Quinn is a trial attorney and the founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP—a global litigation law firm. Since 1987, Quinn has also been General Counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that awards the Academy Awards.