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Jonathan E. Pickhardt

Partner, Quinn Emanuel

212-849-7115jonpickhardt@quinnemanuel.com

295 5th Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10016

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Jonathan Pickhardt is a nationally recognized commercial litigator specializing in financial services, securities and structured finance litigation. He serves as co-chair of Quinn Emanuel’s Financial Services Litigation Practice and Structured Finance Litigation Practice. Pickhardt has deep expertise in advising corporate clients on litigation strategies and disputes related to complex financial transactions, structured financial products, derivatives, and debt or equity instruments. 

Pickhardt has achieved great success on behalf of his clients including obtaining multiple nine-figure recoveries, including one of the largest arbitration awards in the history of FINRA for National Australia Bank against Goldman Sachs arising out of a failed CDO investment. Pickhardt is an accomplished first chair trial lawyer, including a case in which he successfully enjoined the $3 billion Bank Atlantic asset sale on behalf of trust preferred security investors.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The 2026 Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers 2026 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers 2025 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2025 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators 2025 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2024 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators 2024 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2023 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2022 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2021 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2020 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2019 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences
Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators 2023 Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences