Emily is counsel in the international trade practice. She counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business, including export control laws, sanction programs, custom laws, anticorruption laws and foreign investment in the United States.

Prior to joining Akin, Emily served as an international trade attorney fellow for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. She also was a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Emily received her J.D. cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a member of the American Criminal Law Review.