Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP advises clients on complex securities matters, including class action suits. Los Angeles-based practice head Harry Olivar advises venture capital clients on securities class actions, while New York-based co-head Jesse Bernstein covers an array of securities class action suits. The team expanded its offering with Scott Hartman, who joined in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Quinn Emanuel team is top-notch. They are extremely knowledgeable securities litigators; they do not just try to take a playbook and run it every time. They are creative about ways to fight cases, and it resulted in a very favorable dismissal for us.’
- ‘Jesse Bernstein is incredibly smart, with a great demeanor in dealing with clients and educating them on what can be a complicated area of the law.’
Key clients
- Tesla, Inc.
- Match Group, Inc.
- Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC and SC US SSF 2013 (TTGP), LLC
- C3.ai, Inc.
- Softbank Entities: SVF Endurance (Cayman) Ltd., SVF Excalibur (Cayman) Ltd., Softbank Vision Fund (AIV M1) LP
- Citadel Securities
- MHR Holdings LLC
- Catalent, Inc.
- HPS Investment Partners, LLC
- TAL Education
- Rio Tinto Ltd.
- Snowflake Inc.
Work highlights
Obtained complete defense-side jury verdict for Elon Musk and Tesla in high-profile securities class action alleging $12 billion investor losses from "funding secured" tweet, achieving first such defense verdict in securities class action in over 15 years; verdict affirmed by Ninth Circuit in November 2024.
Achieved complete summary judgment victory for Don Dimitrievich and favorable $6.3 million settlement for HPS in securities fraud class action involving failed SPAC merger, avoiding billion-dollar exposure by establishing lack of control over alleged misstatements and no fraudulent conduct.
Represented Match Group and executives in Delaware securities class action alleging false statements regarding acquisition integration and product initiatives; secured dismissal for failure to state a claim and obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice after defeating amended complaint.
Practice head
Harry Olivar; Jesse Bernstein; Avi Perry
Other key lawyers
Leigha Empson; Scott Hartman