Quinn Emanuel Mourns the Passing of Harry A. Olivar, Jr.

The firm is mourning the loss of Los Angeles Partner Harry A. Olivar, Jr., a beloved colleague, friend, and remarkable attorney. Harry had been with Quinn Emanuel for 26 years, serving as Chair of the firm’s National Securities Practice and Co-Chair of the Domestic Arbitration Practice. He also served as General Counsel to the firm and, for nearly two decades, as head editor of this Business Litigation Report. During Harry’s career, he recovered over $4.9 billion in verdicts, judgments, and settlements on behalf of plaintiffs, appearing against nearly every major financial institution in more than twenty cases involving mortgage-backed securities. His defense practice featured a specialty in class action litigation, where he successfully defeated class certification at the trial and appellate levels in nine- and ten-figure cases. Partners, associates, and staff alike will remember him as an extraordinary mentor whose unassuming manner, impeccable judgment, and genuine warmth made everyone feel that they belonged.