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Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)Profile
Practice Areas: James Quinn is an accomplished trial lawyer who specializes in high-stakes commercial matters across all areas of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including antitrust, securities, false advertising, sports, patent, IP, product liability and insurance. Recent representations include: advising Simon & Schuster on the resolution of government antitrust investigations into the e-book industry and related private class actions; obtaining the dismissal, affirmed on appeal, for CBS and certain of its officers of a multi-billion dollar securities class action; representing Exxon as lead trial counsel in a high-profile matter regarding the use of MTBE in gasoline; and representing the NFL players, NBA players, and NHL players in the resolution of high-profile lockout disputes with, respectively, the NFL, NBA, and NHL.
Professional Memberships: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; The New York Bar Foundation; Committee Chair, The American Bar Association and The New York City Bar Association; Member, Advisory Board of the National Judicial College, the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the Center for Public Resources, and the International Society of Barristers.
Personal: University of Notre Dame (AB); Fordham University (LLB).