Kimberly Carson
Partner at Quinn Emanuel; Co-Chair Employment Litigation; NYC “Super Lawyer” & “Rising Star”
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About Kimberly Carson
Kimberly is a Partner and trial lawyer in Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s NY office, with experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex commercial disputes. Her experience includes successfully litigating cases involving employment matters, corporate raids, trade secrets, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, fraud, and mergers and acquisitions. Kimberly is an expert in employment litigation in particular, including in cases involving employee movement, restrictive covenants (non-competes and non-solicits), trade secret misappropriation, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, wrongful termination, and senior executive/founder departure disputes. She serves as Co-Head of the firm's Employment practice. Kimberly is regularly invited to present on trends in restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation across the country. Kimberly has litigated several high-stakes, high-dollar cases across the country involving the movement of large groups of employees between competitors, on both plaintiff and defense sides. Kimberly also has significant experience litigating issues concerning California’s laws and public policy related to restrictive covenants and employee mobility. Kimberly also regularly advises clients on sensitive pre-litigation executive movement and other sensitive personnel matters, advises on risk mitigation, conducts internal investigations, and negotiates separation settlements. Kimberly has represented a broad range of companies in employment matters, including employers in technology, insurance, and banking and financial services. Her extensive employment experience on both plaintiff and defense sides uniquely positions her as a master strategist in this space. Kimberly has been recognized as a Runner Up by ALM | Law.com in their "Litigator of the Week" roundup for securing a critical win for supply chain management software company Optilogic against industry giants (2025). Kimberly has been repeatedly recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (2020-2025). She has also been named a Rising Star for Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes by The Legal 500 (2021).
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