Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

With a strong presence on both coasts, litigation heavyweight Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP leverages its trial-ready approach to good effect for investment managers, pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. The team remains best-known for its work in the financial services sector; combining a deep understanding of financial products with a proactive approach to litigation. Key to the firm’s success in the sector is the work of New York-based trial lawyer Daniel Brockett, who has experience acting against high-profile banks. Drawing upon his accounting background, Jeremy Andersen, in Los Angeles, is also highly skilled at handling financial services market manipulation cases, while fellow Los Angeles-based litigator Harry Olivar has vast experience handling mortgage-backed securities cases. New York-based practitioners Avi Perry and Jesse Bernstein are the two other core leadership practitioners within the securities group that is fairly unique in the market for handling both plaintiff and defendant-side work.