{"id":151100,"date":"2026-05-13T15:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/13\/less-chair-more-chill-john-quinn-set-to-discover-the-joys-of-not-being-in-charge-at-quinn-emanuel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:52:20","slug":"less-chair-more-chill-john-quinn-set-to-discover-the-joys-of-not-being-in-charge-at-quinn-emanuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/13\/less-chair-more-chill-john-quinn-set-to-discover-the-joys-of-not-being-in-charge-at-quinn-emanuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Chair, More Chill: John Quinn Set To Discover The Joys Of Not Being In Charge At Quinn Emanuel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also, I am spending more time traveling the world, and this will free me to do more of that. I am freer now and am resolved to double down on practice and growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0\u00a0John Quinn<\/a>, founding partner of Quinn Emanuel, in comments given to Law.com<\/a>, concerning his plans in the wake of his resignation as the firm\u2019s executive chair<\/a>. \u201cEvery year the firm does better than the year before, it seems. It is in good hands,\u201d he said. \u201cI want my focus to be on our cases and clients and growing the practice.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> Quinn will remain a partner and hold a nonexecutive chair title. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Less Chair, More Chill: John Quinn Set To Discover The Joys Of Not Being In Charge At Quinn Emanuel<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also, I am spending more time traveling the world, and this will free me to do more of that. I am freer now and am resolved to double down on practice and growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0\u00a0John Quinn<\/a>, founding partner of Quinn Emanuel, in comments given to Law.com<\/a>, concerning his plans in the wake of his resignation as the firm\u2019s executive chair<\/a>. \u201cEvery year the firm does better than the year before, it seems. It is in good hands,\u201d he said. \u201cI want my focus to be on our cases and clients and growing the practice.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> Quinn will remain a partner and hold a nonexecutive chair title. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Less Chair, More Chill: John Quinn Set To Discover The Joys Of Not Being In Charge At Quinn Emanuel<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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