Quinn Emanuel Is Named Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Even as New York was still high on the Knicks’ legendary comeback this week, Quinn Emanuel had a bit of a thrill itself Thursday night at the Chambers and Partners USA Awards in the city, where we were named Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year.
For those unfamiliar, this basically makes QE the Jalen Brunson of law firms. And the national award comes after Chambers bestowed the laurels on us in 2024.
The Chambers awards recognize the most outstanding law firm achievements across the U.S. over the past year. To be honored twice is a powerful statement about where we stand in the litigation market.
Unlike most firms ranked by Chambers, ours is devoted exclusively to litigation, and our largest practice area is commercial litigation. In California, where the firm was founded, our Intellectual Property, White Collar, Media & Entertainment, Antitrust, Securities, and Appellate litigation practices build on and complement our large and successful Commercial Litigation Department. Meanwhile, New York serves as the nerve center for this colossus, with litigators securing notable victories across multiple practice areas, jurisdictions, and industries.
Over its four decades, Quinn Emanuel has grown from four to more than 1,300 attorneys. Within the last 10 years alone the firm has tripled office locations from 11 to 33, spanning four continents. While there have always been boutique litigation firms, there has never been a trial firm anywhere close to our size with such an international reach. QE has redefined what a litigation practice—and, more influentially, what a major law firm—can be.
Clients turn to Quinn Emanuel to handle their most important disputes because they know its track record. Representing plaintiffs, we have won nearly $80 billion in judgments and settlements. For defendants, our deep trial experience gets better settlements or verdicts.
Thursday night’s accolade comes on top of a heap of recent distinctions. The firm earned 121 rankings in the Chambers USA guide earlier this month and 181 recognitions in the Legal 500 USA guide. Just last month at the 2026 Middle East Awards, Chambers named us the UAE Dispute Resolution International Law Firm of the Year.
And at the Benchmark Litigation US Awards this year we were named General Commercial Firm of the Year. We also took home Entertainment Litigator of the Year (Luke Nikas) and Impact Case of the Year (Desktop Metal Inc. v. Nano Dimension Ltd.).
The honor of winning this year’s Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year from Chambers is a testament to the talent and drive of everyone at the firm, and to the clients who trust us with their most complex, high-stakes matters.
There is no firm like ours.