Quinn Emanuel


Harry A. Olivar Jr. Harry A. Olivar Jr. Quinn Emanuel 865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor Los Angeles California 90017 work(213) 443 3000 harryolivar@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard Los Angeles Office Tel: 213-443-3000 Fax: 213-443-3100 harryolivar@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Antitrust and Trade Regulation Class Action Litigation Securities Litigation Domestic and International Arbitration & Mediation Investment Fund and Fund Advisor Litigation Structured Finance and Derivatives Litigation Education Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989) Harvard Law Review: Executive Editor, 1988-1989 Editor, 1987-1988 Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985) Publications and Lectures PLI Panelist, Securities Litigation (San Francisco, 2005 and 2006) "Venture Capital Finance: Recent Developments" LA County Bar, 2004 Guest Lecturer, Copyright Law, Pepperdine Law School, 1994 1999 Note, "Over Protective Jurisdiction?" 102 Harv. L. Rev. 1948 (1989) Comment, "The Supreme Court -- Leading Cases," 102 Harv. L. Rev. 222 (1988) Prior Associations Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey: Partner, 1998-1999 Dewey Ballantine: Associate, 1996-1998 Sullivan & Cromwell: Associate, 1990-1996 Law Clerk to the Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1989-1990 Professional Activities Member, American Bar Association Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1991-1992 Admissions Member, The State Bar of New York; Member, The State Bar of Massachusetts; Member, The State Bar of California	Send to a friend Biography Before joining the firm in 2000, Harry A. Olivar, Jr. was a litigator in the New York and Los Angeles offices of Sullivan & Cromwell and the Los Angeles office of Dewey Ballantine. Mr. Olivar’s practice focuses on securities and accounting fraud actions, class actions and other complex commercial litigation in both state and federal court. Representative Clients Appaloosa Management L.P. Elliott Associates, L.P. JMI Services, L.P. Live Nation MBIA Insurance Corporation MH Davidson & Co. PIMCO Samsung Sempra Energy Superior National Insurance Group The Scotts Co. Notable Representations Obtained $2.1 billion settlement in favor of Yosemite Trusts resolving claims against Citibank and Enron relating to Enron credit-linked notes. Obtained dismissal of both federal securities fraud claims and a state-court action seeking in excess of $2 billion from an outside director of a software company. Obtained over $150 million in settlements for plaintiff on fraud and fraudulent transfer claims arising from an insurance acquisition. Defeated class certification in two multi-billion dollar antitrust class actions filed in the Northern District of California that asserted price fixing in sales of flash memory. Obtained two seven-figure settlements for three Section 11 plaintiffs who had purchased preferred stock under a flawed prospectus. Obtained summary judgment on antitrust and fraud claims brought against a major lawn and garden manufacturer, and affirmances in both the Sixth and Ninth Circuits. Obtained a jury verdict for plaintiff, including a punitive damages award, in a tortious interference action in the District of Columbia. Obtained a defense verdict after a three-week trial in a fraudulent conveyance action brought by institutional lenders to two $100 million solar power partnerships. Obtained dismissal of claims filed by the Milberg Weiss firm challenging a tender offer under the “all holders, best price rule.” Defeated a motion for class certification and obtained summary judgment on behalf of a financial institution in a securities fraud case involving trust deed investments in excess of $100 million. Represented motion picture studio during a highly publicized three-month trial of a $580 million claim brought by a former executive.