Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Maaren Shah specializes in high-stakes litigation and complex legal disputes, often involving high-profile cases and crisis situations. She also frequently acts as a strategic counselor on her clients’ challenging and non-public business or legal issues. Ms. Shah is very adept at handling matters involving media exposure, public scrutiny, or reputational risk, both behind the scenes and when these issues spill out into public view. She focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation, as well as arts, fashion, media and entertainment matters. As a seasoned trial lawyer, she has represented clients as lead counsel in many state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in arbitration hearings. She is a Founding Co-Chair of the firm’s Art Litigation and Disputes Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s Insurance Practice.

She has been recognized, among many other awards, by the Lawdragon 500 as a Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer (2020–2026), a Global Leader in Crisis Management (2025–2026), a Leading Litigator in America (2024–2025), a Leading Global Litigator (2021–2024), a Leading Energy Lawyer (2025), and a Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyer (2025–2026); ranked by Chambers USA in Litigation: General Commercial (2024 and 2025), and named by The Best Lawyers in America for Art Law (2020, 2021). In recognizing Ms. Shah in General Commercial Litigation—The Elite, Chambers USA noted that: “Maaren Shah is recognized for her broad base of commercial disputes expertise and is frequently sought after in trials.” She graduated with distinction from Stanford Law School and clerked for the Honorable Robert D. Sack on the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She also presently serves as a visiting faculty member and a member of the Board of Visitors at Stanford Law School.