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Oct. 28, 2025

Quinn Emanuel loses $1.7M fee bid for ex-sheriff's case

A state appellate panel rejected Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's attempt to recover $1.7 million in fees for representing former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in his failed bid to reinstate a fired deputy, finding the firm acted in bad faith and had no valid contract with the county.

Quinn Emanuel loses $1.7M fee bid for ex-sheriff's case
Retired Justice Laurence D. Rubin

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is out $1.7 million in fees and costs for defending former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in a beef with the county over his effort to reinstate a loyalist deputy, a state appellate panel ruled.

The ruling by the 2nd District Court of Appeal is the latest chapter in a long history of friction between Villanueva and county officials. 

Elected sheriff in 2018, Villanueva served a contentious term and was turned out by vo...

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