Quinn Emanuel


John M. Pierce John M. Pierce Quinn Emanuel 865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor Los Angeles California 90017 work(213) 443 3000 johnpierce@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard Los Angeles Office Tel: 213-443-3000 Fax: 213-443-3100 johnpierce@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Appellate Practice Banking and Financial Institution Litigation Employment Litigation and Counseling Entertainment and Media Litigation Government Contracts Litigation Insurance Recovery Plaintiffs' Litigation Real Estate Litigation Securities Litigation Structured Finance and Derivatives Litigation Education Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000) Harvard Law Review: Editor Ames Moot Court Competition: Semi-Finalist University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Finance and Business Economics, summa cum laude, 1994) Prior Associations Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.: Associate, 2000-2006 United States Army, 1st Cavalry Division: M1A1 Abrams Tank Platoon Leader Airborne Qualified Admissions Member, The State Bar of California; Member, The State Bar of New York; Member, The State Bar of Pennsylvania; Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals: Third Circuit; United States District Court: Western District of Pennsylvania, Central District of California	Send to a friend Biography John Pierce is one of Quinn Emanuel’s top up and coming trial lawyers. A former Army officer who was also an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Mr. Pierce is a tireless advocate who has represented individuals and companies in a broad range of practice areas. In his second year at Quinn Emanuel, he won two multi-million dollar jury verdicts within a span of two months, including the 67th highest jury verdict in the United States in 2008 as determined by the Verdict Search Top 100 List. He has successfully represented clients in complex disputes involving, to name a few, film financing, false advertising, 1st Amendment claims, structured finance, government contracts, copyright, trade secrets, financial fraud and insurance coverage. Renowned by clients for his fighting mentality and ability to connect with juries, judges and witnesses, Mr. Pierce is also an experienced appellate advocate with the analytic and writing skills necessary to maximize the likelihood of protecting a verdict on appeal. Mr. Pierce has never lost a jury verdict, and he also has a 100% success rate in arbitration and preliminary injunction proceedings.