John B. Quinn

John B. Quinn is the founding partner and chairman of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, which he co-founded in Los Angeles in 1986 and built into one of the world's largest law firms devoted solely to business litigation and arbitration, with more than 1,100 lawyers in over 30 offices around the world. A trial lawyer for nearly five decades, he has tried and argued major commercial, intellectual property, antitrust, and entertainment cases for clients around the world. In May 2026, after 40 years at the helm, he stepped back from the firm's executive leadership to serve as non-executive chairman, focusing on clients and the firm's growth. He also hosts the podcast Law, disrupted. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.