It was a good year for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which gained 190 lawyers for a total of 647. That 42 percent growth was the largest among the firms on the 2012 NLJ 250 — with the exception of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, which grew by 57 percent through a merger with British firm Hammonds. Quinn has been growing by double digits nearly every year since debuting on the NLJ 250 in 2002, although it shrank by 7 percent in 2010. The National Law Journal spoke with managing partner John Quinn about the firm’s growth and future.
National Law Journal: Growing by more than 40 percent in headcount is huge, especially in this market. How did you manage that?
