Quinn makes up first City woman in pair of London promotions
Promotion round marks first time US firm has made up more than one London partner
December 04, 2018 at 05:30 AM
3 minute read
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has made up its first female partner in London, after more than a decade in the City.
Nicola Chesaites is one of two litigators promoted to partner in London, alongside Aidan O'Rourke. The promotions mark the first time the US firm has made more than one London partner promotion in any given year.
A former pupil barrister at 20 Essex Street Chambers, Chesaites (pictured) previously spent four years at Covington & Burling, and, following a stint at the General Court of the European Union, joined Quinn as of counsel in 2015.
Her work with Quinn has seen her defend German automotive giant Daimler in the Europe-wide trucks litigation, and act for former Financial Ombudsman Service chief Walter Merricks in a proposed £14bn collective action against Mastercard.
O'Rourke first practised as a solicitor with New Zealand outfit Russell McVeagh, joining Quinn's London office in 2012. He is experienced in pensions, banking, financial services, entertainment and IP and patent law. Among other high-profile cases, he has acted for Koch Industries-owned chemical materials company Invista Textiles.
Quinn Emanuel London co-managing partner Richard East said: "This is in fact the first time we have enjoyed two partner promotions in one year and represents a resounding endorsement by the firm of our continued success in London. So far in 10 years we have now made up six partners."
The bulk of the firm's partner promotions were made across its US bases, as well as a sole new partner made up in its Hong Kong base and one in Munich.
All of the appointments across the firm will take effect from 1 January 2019.
Quinn Emanuel 2018 appointments in full:
- Nicola Chesaites – litigation (London)
- Aidan O'Rourke – litigation (London)
- Jonathan Cooper – litigation (Washington DC)
- Meghan McCaffrey – litigation (Washington DC)
- Jared Newton – litigation (Washington DC)
- Jerome Kommer – litigation (Munich)
- Silpa Maruri – litigation (New York)
- Marlo Pecora – litigation (New York)
- Renita Sharma – litigation (New York)
- Patrick Schmidt – litigation (Los Angeles)
- Viola Trebicka – litigation (Los Angeles)
- Sam Stake – litigation (San Francisco)
- Brianne Straka – Litigation (Chicago )
- Harold Noh – arbitration (Hong Kong)
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
New Frontiers: Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Launches in Cairo and Abu Dhabi
4 minute read
Travers Gives Holiday Bonus, Ropes & Gray Reduces Time Off Allowance
1 minute read
Japan’s Mori Hamada Joins Funder LCM for $150M Credit Suisse Bonds Claim
Trending Stories
- 1European, US Litigation Funding Experts Look for Commonalities at NYU Event
- 2UPS Agrees to $45M Settlement With SEC Over Valuation Claim
- 3For Midsize Law Firms, Curbing Boys-Club Culture Starts with Diversity at the Top
- 4Southern California Law Firms Boast Industry-Leading Revenue, Demand Through Q3
- 5AI: An Enhancement, Not a Replacement for Attorneys
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
