Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov

Partner

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1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.8027
FAX: 202.429.3902

Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Technology Departments.  Ms. Quinn-Barabanov concentrates her practice on mass torts, class actions, product liability cases, and other complex disputes involving inter-connected regulatory, legislative, litigation, and public relations issues.  As a result of her experience with large-scale litigation, Ms. Quinn-Barabanov possesses particular expertise concerning electronic discovery and related issues. In addition, she has broad experience litigating commercial disputes on behalf of clients in the telecommunications and technology industries. 

From 1999-2000, Ms. Quinn-Barabanov served as Special Counsel to the Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, the former Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).  As Special Counsel and a member of the Secretary’s principal staff, Ms. Quinn-Barabanov functioned as a troubleshooter, providing legal and policy advice to the Secretary on a variety of civil rights enforcement and regulatory issues.  In addition, she represented the Secretary in negotiations related to several high-profile disputes with municipal governments and in the Administration’s review of controversial rulemakings and reports.

For several years, Ms. Quinn-Barabanov served as the Chairperson of Operation Crackdown, a group of volunteer attorneys who provide free legal services to Washington, DC, community-based organizations seeking to eliminate crackhouses from their neighborhoods.  Under Ms. Quinn-Barabanov’s leadership, Operation Crackdown received the Council for Court Excellence’s Justice Potter Stewart Award.  In addition, Ms. Quinn-Barabanov received several awards for her work with Operation Crackdown, including: Young Lawyer of the Year and Committee Chairperson of the Year, both awarded by the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

Prior to joining Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Ms. Quinn-Barabanov clerked for the Honorable William G. Bassler of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Noteworthy

• Young Lawyer of the Year, 1998, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Committee Chairperson of the Year, 1997-1998, Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Chair, Pro Bono Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 1997-1998

• Board Member, Leadership 35, National Women's Law Center 

• Victory for Steptoe on Mobile-Phone Rulings

Select News & Events

• Product Safety Webinar—Product Recalls: Effectively Managing the Process, January 10, 2008, (A Steptoe-sponsored event)

Publications

• Can Lead Recall Class Actions Be Stopped At Once?
  January 24, 2008, Product Law360
• Lead Recall Class Actions Chug Along: Will They Run out of Steam?
  December 2007, The Toy Book

Professional Affiliations

• Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention & Production