A state judge has confirmed an arbitration award that granted Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan a $13 million contingency fee for its work on a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. that became a basis for the movie “The Social Network.”
Monday’s ruling by Manhattan Justice Richard Lowe III was the latest chapter in a two-year fight between the law firm and its former clients, the founders of ConnectU Inc., an early rival of Facebook. An arbitration panel in August awarded Quinn Emanuel its full 20 percent contingency fee of the reported $65 million settlement (NY Lawyer, Sept. 15).
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