Jonathan S. Quinn is a trial lawyer who focuses on complex, high-exposure commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, business torts, fraud, antitrust and unfair trade practices, securities fraud, class action defense, and consumer fraud actions. He manages all facets of the adversarial process, including developing prelitigation strategy, pursuing injunctive relief, and acting as lead counsel for trials and hearings before state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the country. Jonathan began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
He values collaborating with clients to discover the ways in which litigation can be used to pursue their overall business goals. The variety of potential risks, rewards, and outcomes with respect to litigation can seem overwhelming. Jonathan helps his clients understand every option and provides them with the advice they need to best advance their big-picture business objectives.
Jonathan adds unique value in presenting complicated cases to juries, judges or arbitrators. He excels at persuasive storytelling, explaining facts and law, and deciphering legal jargon. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Jonathan as "an extraordinary trial lawyer with an encyclopedic knowledge of the law" and notes that he “is a deep thinker and a high-quality, good person. He's terrific."
Jonathan contributes to a number of pro bono causes, serving on the advisory board for the Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. He has represented several CWC clients, including the 2017 acquittal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder, who had already served eight years in prison. When not serving clients, Jonathan can be found instructing the lawyers of tomorrow. He is an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Updated Sep 2024
