Law firms Quinn Emanuel founder John Quinn steps down Eliza Winter · 11 May 2026 · 2 min read Disputes Strategy and management Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan John Quinn, executive chairman and founding partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, is stepping down after four decades leading the litigation firm he established in 1986.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryQuinn doubles down on pro bono with expanded bonus credit schemeLaw firmsEliza Winter22 Jun 2026Quinn hikes London associate payLaw firmsEliza Winter5 Jun 2026‘One engine, configured a thousand different ways’ – is Claude for Legal the next big shift in legal tech?Law firmsTom Cox28 May 2026The last of the big beasts – what next for WilmerHale London after Gary Born’s exit?Law firmsTom Cox22 Jun 2026Kennedys managing partner on the law firm of the future: specialised, financially focused, global and AI-transformedLaw firmsNews Editor19 Jun 2026‘The velocity of partner movement is pretty incredible’ – New York follows London’s lead on lateralsLaw firmsWill Lewallen19 Jun 2026AI, leadership and BD skills from the start: Paul Hastings rethinks associate training for the next generationLaw firmsGeorgina Stanley18 Jun 2026Building a ‘peerless’ arbitration practice: inside King & Spalding’s London hiring coupLaw firmsEliza Winter18 Jun 2026‘There’s a nervousness about what is to come’- partners across the City brace for yet another PMLaw firmsKate Peacock22 Jun 2026