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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jul. 28, 2026

Judge praises Quinn Emanuel's ethics training plan after sanctions

U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen said Quinn Emanuel's court-ordered ethics training program exceeds expectations and could become a model for the legal industry, while urging the firm to expand the training beyond attorneys involved in the sanctioned case.

Judge praises Quinn Emanuel's ethics training plan after sanctions
Judge Edward M. Chen

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's new court-ordered ethics training, developed in response to an investigation that found some of the firm's attorneys had intentionally misled U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen and U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim, satisfies the court's order and could set a new standard for the industry, Chen said Monday.

The judge met with firm representatives Monday for the first time since they submitted a draft of the report in early Jul...

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