L-R:(First row) Theodore Boutrous Jr. of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Donna Welch of Kirkland & Ellis, Zach Hafer of Cooley; Cris Arguedas of Arguedas, Cassman, Headley & Goldman; (Second row)Maura Monaghan of Debevoise & Plimpton; Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin; Matt Spalding of Legal Media Inc.; David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner; (Third row)Kat Hacker of Bartlit Beck; Mike Brown of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough; Kimberly Rennick, director of client relations at Covington & Burling; Jacob Buchdahl of Susman Godfrey. Courtesy photos
That looks like fun. How could I do that?
That was the general approach I took after I heard Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan founder John Quinn use an episode of his “Law Disrupted” podcast to discuss cross-examination with his partner Bill Price. Hearing Quinn probe Price for examples of how he honed his approach to adverse witnesses and developed a reputation for being a devastating cross-examiner, I thought it would be fun to discuss a variety of skills people have mastered to help contribute to winning litigation strategies.
