Praised for its ‘unique combination of high-quality talent across the board, and meaningful government and trial experience’, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has an expert group in corporate criminal and regulatory defense, as well as in internal investigations. The team represents both corporates and individuals in a variety of cross-border mandates, in particular those involving allegations of bribery, corruption, money laundering and fraud. The Washington DC practice heads are William Burck, who has extensive experience with white-collar and corporate investigations work, and Juan Morillo, who focuses on criminal defense, civil litigation, and matters involving foreign governments. Sam Williamson leads out of Miami and has unique expertise in matters involving jurisdictions in Asia. Seasoned litigator Alex Spiro, whose diverse practice includes considerable capabilities in white-collar and regulatory issues, leads out of New York. The team also includes Daniel Koffmann in New York, who is experienced in government investigations, corporate crises, internal investigations, and criminal indictments, DC-based trial lawyer Robert Zink, and Sara Clark in Houston, who focuses on both internal and government investigations.
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Testimonials
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‘The team around Juan Morillo is excellent in any respect. They are very close to the matter and the client, very responsive, practical, and strategically and tactically excellent in advising the client very effectively and efficiently. They have the ability as not many of the high profile US attorneys to embed their advice and practical support into an international context next to the specific US aspects.’
‘They have the ability to think outside the box and come up with different solutions.’
‘We worked with Daniel Koffman, who was always outstanding. The way he analyzed situations and contexts to come up with creative solutions was always innovative and to the point. ’
‘The white collar practice has a unique combination of high-quality talent across the board, and meaningful government and trial experience.’
‘Alexander Merton is a rising star in the white-collar world. I've worked with him many times and he is tireless in pursuit of victory.’
Key clients
- X Corp.
- Hyundai Motor Group
- Cruise LLC and General Motors Holdings LLC
- FTX Trading
- Joint Stock Company Commercial Bank PrivatBank
- Stake.US and Hacksaw Gaming
- Swedbank AB
- Amarex Clinical Research
- UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Intercam Banco S.A.
- Pangang Group
- Changpeng Zhao
Work highlights
Representing Hyundai Motor Group in connection with an enterprise immigration investigation that involved a highly publicized raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at one of its plants outside Savannah, Georgia.
Representing Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, in connection with an ongoing SEC enforcement action against Mr. Zhao, Binance, and Binance U.S.
Represented Javier Aguilar, a former shareholder Vitol, in a two-month FCPA and money laundering trial in the Eastern District of New York, arising out of Vitol’s historic deferred prosecution agreement with the United States Justice Department.
Lawyers
Leading lawyers: Advice to individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Alex Spiro
Next Generation Partners: Advice to corporates
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Daniel Koffmann
Next Generation Partners: Advice to individuals
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Sara Clark
Practice head
William Burck; Juan Morillo; Sam Williamson; Alex Spiro
Other key lawyers
Daniel Koffmann; Robert Zink; Sara Clark; John Potter; James Asperger; Alexander Merton; Jan-Philip Kernisan; Avi Perry; Michael Packard; Kristin Tahler; Sam Nitze; Scott Hartman