Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP


Jennifer J. Barrett Jennifer J. Barrett Quinn Emanuel 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York New York 10010 work(212) 849 7000 jenniferbarrett@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard New York Office Tel: 212-849-7000 Fax: 212-849-7100 jenniferbarrett@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Banking and Financial Institution Litigation Class Action Litigation Employment Litigation and Counseling Entertainment and Media Litigation Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation Insurance Recovery Intellectual Property Litigation Securities Litigation Education University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D. with High Honors, 1994) Connecticut Law Review: Editor-in-Chief Connecticut Moot Court Board: Member, 1992-1994 Distinguished Connecticut Scholar Award, 1994 National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition: Finalist, 1993 Brown University (B.A., American Civilization, 1991) Admissions Member, New York State Bar Association; Member, The State Bar of New York; Member, The State Bar of Connecticut	Send to a friend Biography Jennifer Barrett is responsible for a wide variety of trial and appellate matters -- in areas of law such as securities, insurance, reinsurance, corporate governance, intellectual property and trade secrets, unfair competition, consumer protection, employment, defamation and entertainment -- on behalf of clients engaged in a diverse range of businesses, including: brokerage and other financial services, insurance, publishing, television news, on-line marketing and services, consumer products, music distribution, transportation and health care. Notable Representations Represented AIG in Delaware shareholder derivative action arising out of AIG's relationships with various C.V. Starr entities. Represents Morgan Stanley in multiple actions pending in New York, Delaware and Louisiana courts arising out of real estate investment transaction. Represents MassMutual in multiple cases against issuers and other parties arising out of RMBS investments. Represents AIG in industry-wide RICO and fraud dispute pending in Northern District of Illinois. Successfully defended Morgan Stanley through trial in eight-figure employment dispute captioned Refvik v. Morgan Stanley. Served as litigation and strategic counsel for American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) in multi-pronged dispute with former AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. and various Starr affiliates concerning the ownership of more than $1 billion in insurance and reinsurance business – including multiple federal and state court actions and arbitrations involving issues of insurance, agency, corporate governance, trademarks and employment. Represented Morgan Stanley in highly publicized matter that included the defeat of a preliminary injunction sought against Morgan Stanley and the new senior management of Morgan Stanley’s global wealth management operations. Represented former officers and directors of GT Telecom (a former Canadian telecommunications leader) in action brought by JPMorganChase on behalf of holders of more than $700 million in unsecured notes. Obtained dismissal of all claims. In Century 21 Real Estate Corporation v. LendingTree, Inc. (D.N.J.) and RE/Max International, Inc. v. LendingTree, Inc. (D. Colo.), represented LendingTree, a consumer services company, in actions for trademark infringement and false advertising arising out of LendingTree’s web-based real estate referral business. Case resulted in standard-setting decision of the Third Circuit addressing novel issues of nominative trademark use. In Lava Trading v. royalblue financial corp. (S.D.N.Y.), representing royalblue, a subsidiary of Fidessa group plc (a publicly-traded UK company) in an action alleging infringement of a patent for consolidating multiple electronic securities trading systems.