Top Women Litigators 2010: Diane Doolittle

May 12, 2010

Redwood Shores
Law Firm: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Practice Area: Litigation
Years in Practice: 21
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law

Throughout her 21 years in the law, Diane Doolittle has tried 64 cases
and lost only three - an impressive record for anyone. Her record is all
the more impressive given the sheer diversity in the types of cases
Doolittle handles. From intellectual property to white collar criminal
defense to complex business cases, she has tried and won them all.
This year, Doolittle represented the eccentric Orange County
billionaire Dr. Henry T. Nicholas III in several sticky legal spats. She
helped persuade federal prosecutors to drop criminal charges accusing
Nicholas of peddling copious amounts of narcotics, including ecstasy and cocaine. Doolittle was
also trial counsel for Nicholas in a suit filed against him by his former estate manager claiming
she was fired in retaliation for testifying in front of the federal grand jury investigating him. The
Orange County jury returned a defense verdict, even though Nicholas was unable to testify. Her
outstanding trial work keeps clients coming back. Having tried and won two cases for The Scotts
Miracle-Gro Co., Doolittle was recently tapped by Scotts for three federal suits against the
company's arch-rival over false advertising and trademark infringement. Doolittle expects to
spend much of 2011 in trial for Scotts.

Pretrial Ritual: "I always do a mock trial. And I always play the role of my adversary. The only
trial I lost in the last ten years was when I didn't do one. It is the best way to learn and defend
against the weaknesses in your own case."

Biggest Career Break: "The first was going to work as a prosecutor and gaining invaluable trial
experience. The second was joining Quinn Emanuel, a firm that is uniquely committed to trying
cases."
Top Women Litigators 2010: Victoria Maroulis
May 12, 2010

Redwood Shores
Law Firm: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Practice Area: Intellectual property litigation
Years in Practice: 15
Law School: Yale Law School

Victoria Maroulis' work representing Genentech in patent litigation

related to a cancer treatment drug last May established ground-
breaking precedent when it comes to the venues of patent cases. She
managed to secure a writ of mandamus from the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit allowing the case to be transferred to the
Northern District of California from the Eastern District of Texas in
the decision. Throughout her career as a patent litigator, Maroulis has
represented a number of companies in the biotechnology, medical
devices, software and semiconductor industries. Early last year, she won a favorable resolution
for her client, Roommate.com, in a patent case involving a number of defendants. Maroulis'
work keeps her busy and traveling out of state at least several times each month. "You're not
only moving physically, but you need to adjust to different jurisdictions and different jury
pools," she said. When she is not representing Fortune 100 companies in patent litigation,
Maroulis teaches trial advocacy at Stanford Law School and judges moot court and mock trial
competitions. "I truly enjoy teaching the younger generations," Maroulis said. "I'm very
passionate about my practice and passing that on to other people and I really enjoy seeing
students improve in the process."

Pretrial Ritual: Preparation is key. Maroulis said she focuses on the themes of her case and what
she is trying to achieve for her client.

Biggest Career Break: Finding her way back to Quinn Emanuel. Maroulis went to Quinn as a
summer associate after her first year at Yale. She then left to clerk for the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New York and also worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York. In
1999, Maroulis made her way back to Quinn Emanuel, joining the firm as a mid-level associate.