Wake Up Call: Ex-Quinn Emanuel Partners Must Face Arbitration Over Boutique

When several Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan litigators split off early last year to start their own boutique, Selendy & Gay, the split was somewhat acrimonious. Now, it could get uglier after a New York state judge yesterday rejected 10 Selendy & Gay partners’ request to throw out Quinn Emanuel’s arbitration case against them. If the ruling stands and the partners lose the arbitration, they could be forced to fork over 10 percent of the fees they got from former Quinn Emanuel clients in the 18 months since they left, according to a report. (The Recorder)

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