URQUHART--A. William. "Bill," age 72, died on October 4, 2019 at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA. He was born in Massapequa, NY on February 20, 1947. Bill was a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, which together with John B. Quinn he helped to grow from 15 to 800 lawyers in his 31-year tenure at the firm. He personally recruited countless partners to the firm with his unique combination of charm and vision to help make the firm a global litigation force. Bill was well-known as a father figure and mentor to many people in his life. He selflessly placed the interests of others over himself, often giving clients to his mentees to help build their careers. Bill attended Fordham University on a track scholarship and the evening division of Fordham University School of Law, graduating with his J.D. in 1977. Bill was a world-renowned lawyer who specialized in complex business disputes in matters ranging from high-stakes international arbitrations to patent disputes to class actions. He also led numerous internal corporate investigations. Bill leaves behind his beloved wife Mary of South Pasadena, CA, six children - Edward (Pam) Urquhart of Ridgefield, CT; Alison Urquhart of Geneva, Switzerland; Elizabeth Urquhart of London, UK; Abigail Urquhart (Carter George) of South Pasadena, CA; Brian Urquhart of South Pasadena, CA; Christine Urquhart of Washington, DC, and eight grandchildren Maiya, Katie, Dylan, Jack, Declan, Chloe, Eloise, and William. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Fordham Law School's Evening Division. Donations can be made at: law.fordham.edu/ BillUrquhart. The service will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1501 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030, on Saturday, October, 19, 2019 at 1:30pm.