James Judah, Esq.
Quinn Emannuel https://www.quinnemanuel.com/attorneys/judah-james-d/
About The Lecturer
James Judah is a partner in the San Francisco office. He joined the firm in 2007. James’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property disputes. He has advised clients across a wide range of industries and technologies, including autonomous and electric vehicles, cybersecurity, payment and content delivery systems, smartphones, smart speakers, digital rights management, blockchain, semiconductors, OLED displays, commercial satellites, telecommunications infrastructure, and biopharmaceuticals. His clients have ranged from startups to multinational corporations. He has litigated trade secrets, patents, breach of contract, founder disputes, copyright, trademarks and trade dress, unfair competition, antitrust, employee mobility, wrongful termination, and RICO, among other areas.
James represents both plaintiffs and defendants, with success recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of plaintiffs and defeating claims of billions of dollars on behalf of defendants. He has litigated in state and federal courts across the country, including California, New York, Texas, Florida, Delaware, Nevada, Colorado, New Jersey, Vermont, Illinois, Idaho, Arkansas, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the International Trade Commission. He has also represented clients in domestic and international arbitrations.
James graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Philosophy, where he was an All-Ivy Scholar Athlete, and received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Stone Scholar.
Practice Area(s)
Commercial / Consumer Law
Intellectual Property
Employment Law
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School
B.A., Dartmouth College