Laura N. Ferguson

Laura is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Miami office. Laura regularly represents clients in high stakes business disputes, including those claiming fraud, civil RICO, violations of non-competition or non-solicitation agreements, contractual disputes, and business torts, among other forms of complex commercial litigation. In addition to driving strategy and briefing from complaint to trial, Laura has argued dispositive motions in federal court, argued to exclude experts in arbitration proceedings, and argued and won a motion to compel discovery that ultimately led to the successful resolution of a large non-competition matter. Laura’s civil litigation practice extends to appeals, and she regularly briefs and argues cases before state and federal courts. Laura is also part of the firm’s white collar investigations and defense group, with a focus on representations of international clients, and she is regularly involved in presenting to the U.S. Government on behalf of these clients. Laura’s experience makes her a trusted advisor for clients at any stage of litigation.

Laura maintains an active pro bono practice. Laura has served as counsel of record before the en banc Eleventh Circuit and acted as lead counsel in amicus briefing before the Supreme Court of the United States. Laura has previously represented wrongfully convicted persons seeking to establish their innocence, human trafficking victims, individuals seeking asylum, and death row inmates in civil rights litigation.

Laura joined the firm shortly after the Miami office opened in 2021, following her judicial clerkships with Judge Morgan B. Christen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Darrin P. Gayles, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Laura previously worked as an associate at another international law firm, where she handled both complex litigation and state and federal appeals. Laura graduated with high honors and as a member of Order of the Coif from The George Washington University Law School. She served on The George Washington Law Review, and during her third year, she participated in the year-long Criminal Appeals & Post-Conviction Services Clinic, where she argued and briefed cases before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Laura also won the Judge Albert H. Grenadier award and the Grenadier International Law Moot Court Competition, and served as a member of the law school’s 2016 Philip H. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team. Laura has since returned to her alma mater as an Associate Professorial Lecturer in Law.