A New York state judge has rejected a request by partners of Selendy & Gay to halt Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s arbitration case against them, ordering the offshoot law firm to face Quinn Emanuel’s claims in arbitration

Partners at Selendy & Gay had argued that Quinn Emanuel’s effort to make them turn over a share of the legal fees they took with them violated state ethics rules, but Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla ruled this week she could not evaluate that dispute.