Emily is an associate in Shook’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. She represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex IP disputes across multiple industries. She has experience in all phases of IP litigation, from complaint to appeal. Her passion for intellectual property law stems from her multifaceted background in both engineering and the arts, and she recently was selected as a “Rising Star,” United States - National, California, by Managing IP.
Before joining Shook, Emily served as a federal judicial law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Emily received her J.D. summa cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the Michigan State Law Review and attended on a full merit scholarship. In law school, she was selected as the Florence King Scholar in Patent Law, which is awarded to one Michigan law student who demonstrates leadership capabilities in patent law and advancing the position of women in society. Emily additionally holds two master’s degrees in history and liberal studies from Arizona State University.