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Quinn Emanuel Earns Widespread Recognition in Benchmark Litigation US 2027

October 30, 2026
Awards

Quinn Emanuel has once again been recognized as a leading litigation firm in the 2027 edition of Benchmark Litigation US. The firm has been awarded 25 practice rankings, including nine Tier 1 or “Outstanding” national rankings, and 49 individual rankings. The firm earned eight new practice rankings this year, including a new Tier 1 national ranking for Consumer Class Actions, and its Massachusetts Dispute Resolution practice was promoted to “Highly Recommended.” Six of the firm’s individual rankings are new this year.

Four of the firm’s partners, Alex Spiro, Michael Carlinsky, William Burck and William Price, were named to Benchmark’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers list, and the firm was again ranked “Outstanding” among the Top 20 Trial Law Firms.

Peers recognized the firm as a formidable opponent: “If we’re up against someone like Quinn, it’s going to be a much harder fight.” Another highlighted the firm’s “aggressive, tactical approach.”

Congratulations to all of our ranked attorneys, and heartfelt thanks to our clients, whose trust and partnership make this recognition possible.

National:

  • Top 20 Trial Law Firms – Outstanding
  • Bankruptcy – Tier 1
  • Competition/Antitrust – Tier 1
  • Consumer Class Actions – Tier 1 (New)
  • General Commercial – Tier 1
  • Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Product Liability and Recall – Tier 1
  • Securities – Tier 1
  • White-Collar – Tier 1
  • Appellate – Tier 2
  • Insurance – Tier 2

California:

Practice Rankings:

  • Dispute Resolution – Highly Recommended
  • Tech Patents – Highly Recommended (New)
  • Los Angeles: Dispute Resolution – Recommended (New)
  • San Francisco: Dispute Resolution – Recommended (New)

Individual Rankings:

  • William Price – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • James Asperger – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • John Quinn – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Jeremy Andersen – Litigation Star
  • Margret Caruso – Litigation Star
  • Diane Doolittle – Litigation Star
  • Kevin Johnson – Litigation Star
  • Crystal Nix-Hines – Litigation Star
  • Sean Pak – Litigation Star
  • John Potter – Litigation Star
  • Nagendra Setty – Litigation Star
  • Emily Kapur – Future Star (New)

Delaware:

Practice Ranking:

  • Dispute Resolution – Recommended

Individual Ranking:

  • Michael Barlow – Future Star

District of Columbia:

Practice Ranking:

  • Dispute Resolution – Highly Recommended

Individual Rankings:

  • William Burck – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Michael Lyle – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Juan Morillo – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Michael Bonanno – Litigation Star
  • Daniel Salinas-Serrano – Future Star

Illinois:

Practice Rankings:

  • Dispute Resolution – Highly Recommended
  • Antitrust/Competition – Recommended (New)
  • Product Liability – Recommended (New)

Individual Rankings:

  • David Nelson – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Jonathan Bunge – Litigation Star
  • Leonid Feller – Litigation Star
  • Richard Godfrey – Litigation Star
  • Allan Pixton – Future Star (New)

Massachusetts:

Practice Rankings:

  • Dispute Resolution – Highly Recommended (Promoted)
  • Life Sciences – Recommended (New)

Individual Rankings:

  • Harvey Wolkoff – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Anthony Bongiorno – Litigation Star
  • Aliki Sofis – Litigation Star (New)

New York:

Practice Ranking:

  • Dispute Resolution – Highly Recommended

Individual Rankings:

  • Michael Carlinsky – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Alex Spiro – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Daniel Brockett – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Steven Cherny – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Benjamin Finestone – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Susheel Kirpalani – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Sascha Rand – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Andrew Rossman – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • James Tecce – Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star
  • Debbie Newman – Litigation Star
  • Raymond Nimrod – Litigation Star
  • Jonathan Pickhardt – Litigation Star
  • Manisha Sheth – Litigation Star
  • Michael Swartz – Litigation Star
  • Frank Calvosa – Future Star (New)
  • Angus Chen – Future Star
  • Luke Nikas – Future Star
  • Victor Noskov – Future Star
  • Maaren Shah – Future Star

Texas:

Practice Rankings:

  • Dispute Resolution – Recommended
  • Houston: Dispute Resolution – Recommended (New)

Individual Rankings:

  • Christopher Porter – Litigation Star
  • Karl Stern – Litigation Star
  • John Bash – Future Star (New)
  • Julianne Jaquith – Future Star (New)