Emily is a member of Young Conaway's Corporate Counseling and Litigation Section. She practices primarily before the Court of Chancery in Delaware, focusing on corporate litigation, corporate governance issues and complex commercial transactions. She has experience with a variety of the issues that arise in those contexts, including: fiduciary duty claims on both the plaintiffs' and the defendants' side, poison pill litigation, takeover litigation, books and records actions, indemnification disputes, preferred stock interpretation, and others. In addition to litigation, Emily has advised boards and independent fiduciaries faced with potential or ongoing litigation and has acted as an advisor to investors in companies involved in high profile cases in the Court of Chancery.
Distinctions
· Boston University School of Law, cum laude
Memberships and Affiliations
· Delaware State Bar Association
· American Bar Association
· Wisconsin Bar Association
Clerkships
· Honorable Carolyn Berger, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the State of Delaware
Prior Employment
During law school and prior to her clerkship, Emily worked at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue in the Office of Appeals.
Experience
Intel Corporation v. Nvidia Corporation (C.A. No. 4373-VCS)
NACCO Industries, Inc., et al. v. Applica, Inc., et al. (C.A. No. 2541-VCL)
Travelers Indemnity Co., et. al., and Common Law Settlement Counsel v. Bailey, et. al. (Docket Nos. 08-295 & 08-307)
Yucaipa American Alliance Fund II, L.P., et al. v. Leonard Riggio, et al. (C. A. No. 5465-VCS)
Publications
Engaging With The Realities Of The Corporate Family, 12:2 Delaware Law Review, 133 (2011), 6.1.2011
Journals
Events
National High School Mock Trial Championship, 5.8.2008