Marixenia Davilla
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPFittingly for a firm known for its contentious capabilities, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP fields a team of 'extremely skilled litigators who are experts in competition law'; the group is typically instructed to represent clients from the technology, telecoms, pharmaceutical, life sciences, financial services and transport sectors before the European Commission, as well as national courts and regulators. Managing partner Trevor Soames leads on much of the key work. Other key contacts include Miguel Rato and counsel Marixenia Davilla.
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‘Extremely skilled litigators who are experts in competition law and who are focused on defending their clients.’
‘Trevor Soames is a statement in anti-trust litigation. He is an amazing litigator combined with a steel sharp mind and sense of humour.'
Key clients
- Qualcomm Inc.
- Salesforce
- Slack Inc.
- NVIDIA
- Air Canada
- Anchorage
- Algebris
- CooperVision
- eBay Inc.
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Qualcomm leading to the General Court annulling in its entirety the European Commission’s decision which had found that the client had abused a dominant position.
- Appealing a decision by the European Commission on behalf of Qualcomm which found that the client had abused its dominance by selling certain UMTS chipsets below cost to two strategically important customers.
- Represented Air Canada in its appeal to the EU General Court against the 2017 Airfreight cartel decision leading to a reduction of the fine imposed on the client.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Trevor Soames
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Trevor Soames