Washington

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Firm overview

865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017 T: +1 213 443 3000 F: +1 213 443 3100 W: quinnemanuel.com

We are a 1000+ lawyer business litigation firm with 35 offices worldwide in: [Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Silicon Valley; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Seattle; Houston; Boston; Salt Lake City; Austin; Atlanta; Dallas; Miami; Wilmington; Tokyo, Japan; London, U.K.; Paris, France; Neuilly-La Defense, France; Berlin, Germany; Hamburg, Germany; Mannheim, Germany; Munich, Germany; Stuttgart, Germany; Hong Kong, SAR; Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; Perth, Australia; Brussels, Belgium; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Doha, Qatar; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Zurich, Switzerland; and Singapore.]

We aggressively litigate a wide variety of business disputes for Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller companies. We do not simply “handle” cases for years before settling them on the courthouse steps. Our goal is to seize the initiative and resolve them quickly, because it is in our clients’ interests to do so. If a case cannot be resolved short of trial, we have the experienced trial lawyers who can try it. Our business is winning cases—and we do.

Our Lawyers: Attorneys at our firm have tried over 2,500 cases and won 86%. When we represent defendants, our trial experience gets us better settlements or defense verdicts. When representing plaintiffs, our lawyers have won over $80 billion in judgments and settlements. We have also obtained eight nine-figure jury verdicts, five 10-figure jury verdicts, 51 nine-figure settlements, and 20 10-figure settlements. Our attorneys include top graduates from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Chicago, Michigan, Columbia and other distinguished schools. At last count, 318 of our attorneys (or 35.3%) were law review editors in law school, 242 have clerked at least once for judges and 24 of our partners were law school professors—one was the Dean of the Stanford Law School. Over 25 of our attorneys are former Assistant United States Attorneys. Three of our partners have worked in the White House: two for Democrats, one for Republicans.

Trial Lawyers, Not Paper Litigators; Why Trial Lawyers Are Also Best for Settlement: Trying cases is a key element of our firm culture. Trials are zero sum games – they are no place for beginners. We try more major business cases than any other law firm. At least once each year, we are in a trial or an arbitration pursuing or defending against a claim for over $1 billion in damages. Many of our partners are very highly experienced trial lawyers, having tried dozens of cases to verdict. Seven have taught trial advocacy. We do not believe the same level of jury trial experience can be found at any other business law firm. Our trial experience is an obvious advantage in the courtroom, and is important both for the relatively rare case which must be tried and for the cases which settle. Plaintiffs’ lawyers know we will not hesitate to go to trial and know what we can do in a courtroom. Our well-known ability to try cases diminishes the lawsuit “hold up” factor and causes adversaries to re-think their demands. We believe that our firm can get better settlements because of our credibility as trial lawyers.

Susman Godfrey

Firm overview

THE SUSMAN GODFREY DIFFERENCE

Susman Godfrey is America’s premier litigation boutique. Our talented group of lawyers handle high-stakes litigation for plaintiffs and defendants nationwide. With over 180 trial lawyers in four offices from coast to coast, we handle the most challenging cases throughout the country. We offer a broad range of creative, flexible fee structures which align our and our clients’ interests. Traditional hourly billing accounts for a small percentage of our work. Because we often share risk with our clients, we are committed to their success.

At Susman Godfrey, we approach each case as if it is headed for trial. Everything that we do is designed to prepare our attorneys to persuade a jury. When you are represented by Susman Godfrey, the opposing party will know that you are willing to take the case all the way to a verdict if necessary—this fact alone can make a good settlement possible.

WE'RE NUMBER ONE

Susman Godfrey has a longstanding reputation as one of the premier firms of trial lawyers in the US. We have been named the nation’s best litigation boutique by Vault 13 years in a row (every year since they started ranking). Benchmark Litigation named us Trial Firm of the Year in 2022 and Commercial Litigation Firm of the Year in 2023. The American Lawyer named us Boutique Litigation Firm of the Year in 2019 and 2023. Our lawyers are regularly recognized by legal media and researchers as leaders in their field.

UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE

Susman Godfrey represents both plaintiffs and defendants. We thrive on variety, flexibility, and creativity. Clients appreciate the insights that our broad experience brings. Our dual perspective informs not just our trial tactics, but also our approach to settlement negotiations and mediation presentations. We are successful in court because we understand our opponent’s case as well as our own.

UNPARALLELED TALENT

Susman Godfrey prides itself on a talent pool as deep as any firm in the country. Clerking for a judge in the federal court system is considered to be the best training for a young trial attorney. Over 96% of our lawyers served in these highly sought-after clerkships after law school. Ten of our trial lawyers have clerked at the highest level—for Justices of the United States Supreme Court.

A RECORD OF WINNING

No matter the practice area or side of the courtroom, our lawyers are adept at becoming experts on the relevant subject matter, committing to the client’s ultimate goal, and working tirelessly to exceed expectations. Major victories include:

Secured a landmark settlement requiring Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to rightsholders whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from the notorious pirated databases “Library Genesis” (“LibGen”) and “Pirate Library Mirror” (“PiLiMi”). This is believed to be the largest publicly reported recovery in the history of US copyright litigation
Won a $425 million jury verdict for a class of millions of Plaintiffs who allege that Google collects users’ Internet and application activity even when users turn Google’s “Web & App Activity” button off.
Secured historic $787.5 million deal with Fox News Network to resolve defamation claims brought by client, Dominion Voting Systems.
Secured landmark win for Flutter Entertainment in multi-billion dollar arbitration against Fox Sports Group.
Achieved a groundbreaking $418 million joint settlement on behalf of a nationwide class of home sellers with the National Association of Realtors that resolveD claims in four antitrust class actions against NAR.
Secure a first-of-its-kind dismissal of the FTC’s federal and administrative antitrust challenges to client ICE’s proposed $11+ billion acquisition of Black Knight, Inc.
Won a $341 million jury verdict on behalf of Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN N.V. (KPN) in a breach of contract dispute with Samsung Electronics.
Secured a $600 million settlement for residents of Flint, Michigan in the nationally followed Flint Water Crisis litigation.
Serve as National Trial Counsel for Walmart in many high stakes legal matters.
Won a $25.25 million jury verdict for client, Steven Lamar, in a contract and IP dispute with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine over the iconic Beats headphones ― this verdict was also included on The National Law Journal’s ‘Top 100 Verdicts of the Year’ list.
Secured a favorable settlement for defendant, Uber, in its epic battle against Google’s Waymo over self-driving car technology.
Won a jury verdict valued at $160 million for General Electric in its legal battle against the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority.
Secured one of the largest settlement awards ever to a single whistleblower in a False Claims Act case ― over $450 million from Novartis Pharmaceuticals, who was accused of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by illegally paying kickbacks to pharmacies so they would recommend Novartis’s medications to doctors and patients.
Secured a settlement valued at $100 million for a certified class of plaintiffs in a copyright infringement class action against well-known music streaming service, Spotify.
Won a defense-side jury verdict on behalf of The Rawlings Company in a certified class action challenging the company’s classification of its employees. After a three-week jury trial in Kentucky state court, the jury decided in favor of the defense.
Won a $50.3 million federal jury verdict for Green Mountain Glass, in a patent infringement lawsuit against Ardagh Glass. The verdict was #34 on National Law Journal’s “Top 100 Verdicts of 2017” list.
Secured a $91.25 million settlement for insurance policy owners in 37 Besen Parkway, LLC v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
Secured over $1.2 billion with several international automobile parts suppliers in the In Re Automotive Parts price-fixing class action.
Recovered $40 million for a class of derivatives investors in a securities class action against Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. The deal is believed to be the largest recovery ever obtained on behalf of derivative investors in history.

Updated Oct 2025

Corr Cronin

Firm overview

Corr Cronin is widely recognized as a premier trial law firm in the Pacific Northwest. Fortune 500 corporations and regional organizations, individuals, and fellow attorneys trust our firm to resolve their most complex legal challenges, negotiate favorable settlements, and try cases to victory in both trial and appellate courts.

We are differentiated by a combination of sophisticated legal talent and the responsiveness of a service-centered boutique firm. The result is consistently exceptional client value.

Our practice areas cover a wide range of litigation including Appeals, Aviation, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Corporate and Securities, Competitive Practices and Antitrust, Compliance and Government Investigations, Class Action/Mass Tort, Consumer Protection Act, Employment, Financial Services, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Intellectual Property Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Tort and Product Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate and Environmental, and White Collar and Investigations.

Our clients include Airbus Helicopters, Alaska Airlines, AT&T, Bayer, Bechtel, Cedar Grove Composting, Chrysler, Deloitte, Edwards Lifesciences, GE HealthCare, HP, HomeStreet Bank, Jacobs, Lennar, Lumen, Medtronic, Omeros, PEMCO, Primerica, Raytheon Technologies, Southwest Airlines, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, State Farm, Techtronic Industries, T-Mobile, and TNS.

This practice area and client coverage as well as the firm’s success is reflected in the feedback we receive: “For litigation, Corr Cronin is the firm to beat in Seattle”; our clients benefit from “top notch, big firm expertise at small, boutique firm prices”; and Corr Cronin is a firm of “trial-tested lawyers that carry a big stick, but temper when to use it.”

And each year, both our firm and attorneys are ranked among the best in the country. We receive accolades from Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation (including selection as Firm of the Year in Washington for 2024), Best Lawyers, and many others, and our attorneys are frequently invited by legal and conventional news outlets to comment on cases and timely topics. Two of the firm’s attorneys are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and most of our attorneys have substantial courtroom experience. One of our trial lawyers is a former King County Judge.

Corr Cronin’s mission is simple: Win. We are proud to be recognized, year after year, for delivering on that mission.

Updated May 2024

Summit Law Group

Firm overview

Summit Law Group was born of the desire to do better – for clients as well as lawyers.

Leaving behind the limitations built into Big Law – high overhead requiring rigid pricing, bureaucracy born of extreme hierarchy, prestige sometimes at the expense of purpose – our founders created a firm guided by a single principle: client service.

This unrelenting focus on client service has not only enabled our lawyers to bring the finest legal services to clients at market-leading prices, it has nurtured a culture which is as nimble as it is collegial. Looking ahead, we know these qualities will be essential as we navigate unprecedented changes in the ways business is done and legal services are delivered.

Our mission today remains the same as it was at our founding: to think creatively and to proactively formulate and pursue the most effective, efficient solutions to clients’ legal needs with small, dedicated teams. This is The Summit Difference.

Everyone at Summit Law Group is a legal professional who shares in the firm’s success. As a result, every member of the Summit team feels a personal sense of ownership and accountability. Even as we embrace necessary changes, this innovative model continues to deliver successes for clients across the full range of complex legal needs.

Updated Oct 2025

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