Quinn Emanuel


Harry A. Olivar Jr. Harry A. Olivar Jr. Quinn Emanuel 865 S. Figueroa St. 10th Floor Los Angeles California 90017 work(213) 443 3000 harryolivar@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard Los Angeles Office Tel: 213-443-3000 Fax: 213-443-3100 harryolivar@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Antitrust and Trade Regulation Class Action Litigation Domestic and International Arbitration & Mediation Hedge Fund Litigation Securities Litigation Education Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989) Harvard Law Review: Executive Editor, 1988-1989 Editor, 1987-1988 Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985) Publications and Lectures "Venture Capital Finance: Recent Developments" LA County Bar, 2004 Guest Lecturer, "Copyright Law," Pepperdine Law School, 1994 1999 Note, "Over Protective Jurisdiction?" 102 Harv. L. Rev. 1948 (1989) Comment, "The Supreme Court -- Leading Cases," 102 Harv. L. Rev. 222 (1988) Prior Associations Partner, Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey, 1998-1999 Associate, Dewey Ballantine, 1996-1998 Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, 1990-1996 Law clerk to the Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1989-1990 Professional Activities Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1991-1992 Member, American Bar Association Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers Admissions Member, The State Bar of New York; Member, The State Bar of Massachusetts; Member, The State Bar of California	Send to a friend Biography Before joining the firm in 2000, Harry A. Olivar, Jr. was a litigator in the New York and Los Angeles offices of Sullivan & Cromwell and the Los Angeles office of Dewey Ballantine. Mr. Olivar’s practice focuses on securities and accounting fraud actions, class actions and other complex commercial litigation in both state and federal court. Representative Clients Apalloosa Management L.P. Elliott Associates, L.P. Erie Insurance Co. Goldman Sachs & Co. JMI Services Inc. Mercury Insurance Group MH Davidson & Co. Superior National Insurance Group The Bank of New York The Scotts Co. Notable Representations Obtained dismissal of both federal securities fraud claims and a state-court action seeking in excess of $2 billion from an outside director of a software company. Obtained over $150 million in settlements for plaintiff on fraud and fraudulent transfer claims arising from an insurance acquisition. Obtained two seven-figure settlements for three Section 11 plaintiffs who had purchased preferred stock under a flawed prospectus. Obtained summary judgment on antitrust and fraud claims brought against a major lawn and garden manufacturer, and affirmances in both the Sixth and Ninth Circuits. Obtained a jury verdict for plaintiff, including a punitive damages award, in a tortious interference action in the District of Columbia. Obtained a defense verdict after a three-week trial in a fraudulent conveyance action brought by institutional lenders to two $100 million solar power partnerships. Obtained an arbitration award finding no liability for a Canadian brokerage firm, including affirmance by the Ninth Circuit on appeal, in a dispute involving unsuitability and fraud claims. Obtained dismissal of claims filed by the Milberg Weiss firm challenging a tender offer under the “all holders, best price rule.” Defeated a motion for class certification and obtained summary judgment on behalf of a financial institution in a securities fraud case involving trust deed investments in excess of $100 million. Represented motion picture studio during a highly publicized three-month trial of a $580 million claim brought by a former executive.

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