Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Oliver opens Palo Alto office; prominent Southern California firm expands north.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1997--Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Oliver Wednesday announced that it has opened a Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern office in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. . The office, headed by partners Alexander "Lex See yacc. 1. (tool) Lex - A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. " Brainerd, David Brainerd, David (brā`nərd), 1718–47, missionary to the Native Americans, b. Haddam, Conn. Licensed to preach in 1742, he spent his brief years among the Native Americans, first in New York and later in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Eiseman and Sam Shepherd, offers clients a full range of business litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. services. Brainerd and Eiseman come to Quinn Emanuel from Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . Shepherd is relocating to Northern California from the firm's Los Angeles office. "Lex and David's reputation speaks for itself," said John Quinn of Quinn Emanuel. "They have had success trying a variety of complex business cases ranging from accounting liability to intellectual property. We are particularly pleased to add Lex's considerable experience in intellectual-property matters. That is the fastest-growing area in our firm," said Quinn. "Sam will concentrate primarily in the employment-law area. The team of Lex, David and Sam will offer our clients first-rate litigation expertise in the Bay Area." Prior to joining Quinn, Brainerd spent 28 years with Bronson, including the last 12 as a member of its Management Committee. A member of the American College of Trial Lawyers The American College of Trial Lawyers is a professional trial organization composed of trial lawyers from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1950, the College is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the , Brainerd successfully litigated complex securities-fraud cases, medical and electronic-related antitrust disputes and trade-secret and patent- infringement cases. He has tried more than 50 cases to verdict. Following a federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Charles A. Legge in the Northern District of California, Eiseman served 12 years in Bronson's commercial litigation department before joining Quinn Emanuel. His practice has focused on intellectual- property litigation, and he is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Committee on Federal Practice and Procedure of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law . Shepherd is relocating to the Bay Area after working in Quinn Emanuel's Los Angeles office following his graduation from the University of Chicago. He made partner faster than anyone in the firm's history. His specialty is in employment law. Quinn Emanuel is one of the fastest-growing law firms in California, specializing in business litigation in the areas of employment and intellectual-property law. In only 10 years, the firm has grown from two attorneys to more than 60 attorneys. Earlier this year, the firm served as the lead trial counsel in the landmark General Motors v. Volkswagen, arising out of the defection of Ignacio Lopez to Volkswagen. The case was recently settled. GM received $100 million in cash and parts deal worth $1 billion. Quinn Emanuel's Northern California office is located at 2479 E. Bayshore Rd., Suite 820, Palo Alto, Calif. 94303. The phone number is 415/494-3900. CONTACT: Pacific West, Los Angeles Chris Wahl, 213/487-0830 |
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