Overview
Michael P. Quinn focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including trials, arbitration, and appeals. He has broad experience representing Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, high‑profile individuals, and government entities in contract, employment, civil rights, and securities disputes. He regularly handles cases involving high‑stakes commercial relationships and reputational risk.
Michael has played key roles in trials and arbitrations involving significant contract, trademark, and partnership disputes with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, and he frequently guides clients through crisis‑driven investigations that require coordinated legal, regulatory, and media responses.
Results
- Represented local government authorities in affirmative and defensive litigation challenging first-in-the-nation transportation policy implemented by the clients*
- Represented a brand management and intellectual property company in contract dispute with the former publisher of a prominent magazine involving claims and counterclaims for over $200 million and achieved a favorable settlement*
- Represented major US airline in two-week arbitration involving a multi-million-dollar breach of contract dispute and achieved a complete defense ruling*
- Represented one of the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage producers in a breach of contract and trademark infringement lawsuit by a competitor in New York federal court. Achieved a unanimous jury verdict after a two-week trial and represented the company on appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which affirmed in full*
- Represented hedge fund and fund’s general partner in one-week arbitration involving partnership agreement dispute and achieved favorable defense ruling*
- Represented health care companies in Congressional investigations involving product safety and medication pricing*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles, BA, magna cum laude, 2015
Admissions
New York
Languages
English
French
