The appellate group at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP operates a nationwide practice with a particular emphasis on patent, constitutional, and high-value commercial litigation. From the Washington DC office, Christopher Michel recently secured a significant Delaware Supreme Court victory that reinstated a $55bn compensation package for Tesla and its directors. Michel works alongside Derek Shaffer, who focuses on commercially significant appeals, including a victory in the Eleventh Circuit regarding a $1bn fraud dispute. Based in Austin, John Bash led the successful effort to have an en banc Sixth Circuit panel vacate class certification for a major automotive manufacturer. The New York team includes Sanford Weisburst, who handles a wide array of patent and procedural appeals, and William Adams, whose expertise extends to bankruptcy-related appellate litigation and products liability.
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- ‘We were very impressed with the depth and understanding of our appellate issues as compared to the appellate specialist and trial counsel for the opposing party. This was a legal fight to undo a trial judge's ruling that was fought at a high level by a team of clients and attorneys who are genetically disinclined to lose.’
- ‘The firm showed a commitment to keep fighting over an arcane, technical issue that landed us in the California Supreme Court using the same skills that we used to defeat the opposing party at the appellate level.’
Key clients
- General Motors, LLC
- Otto Candies, LLC
Work highlights
Represented General Motors in a significant en banc Sixth Circuit victory, securing the reversal of class certification in a consumer action involving alleged transmission defects.