Kimberly E. Carson is a litigation partner in Quinn Emanuel's NY office with experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including cases involving employment matters, corporate raids, trade secrets, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, fraud, and mergers and acquisitions. Kimberly has an active trial practice, and has appeared and argued in a variety of forums, including in state and federal courts and in arbitrations in New York, Delaware, and around the country.Kimberly is an expert in employment litigation, 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. Kimberly has litigated several high-stakes, high-dollar cases involving the movement of large groups of employees between competitors, on both plaintiff and defense sides. For example, Kimberly recently handled an expedited case stemming from a large corporate raid termed the “Worst (Non-Lawyer) Lateral Acquisition Ever” by AmLaw Litigation Daily, in which her Firm successfully obtained injunctive relief in the Delaware Court of Chancery. 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. She has represented a broad range of companies in employment matters, including employers in technology, insurance, and banking and financial services. Kimberly’s recent representative matters also include two “busted deal” cases involving major M&A transactions impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly was a key member of the team that tried the first busted deal trial of the COVID-19 era, in a case involving the purchase of 15 luxury hotels for $5.8 billion, in which the Firm obtained a rare buyer-side victory for its clients in the Delaware Court of Chancery, affirmed on appeal. Kimberly has authored articles and presented about Delaware law related to M&A topics, including MAE provisions and ordinary course covenants. She also recently first-chaired an arbitration concerning a breach of contract dispute, obtaining a favorable ruling.Kimberly has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (2020-2023). She has also been named a Rising Star for Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes by The Legal 500 (2021).