Miami Mayor to Keep Quinn Emanuel Job During White House Run

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez plans to keep his job at a top law firm while running for president, saying he sees no conflict of interest.

“The answer is that I am still at Quinn Emanuel today,” Suarez said in an interview Thursday, hours after announcing his longshot bid for the Republican nomination. “At some point, I may take a leave of absence.”

Suarez has worked at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan since 2021, when the massive firm launched a Miami office across the street from City Hall in Coconut Grove. The firm, which brought in more than $1.6 billion in ...