Emily B. Lewis
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Emily’s practice focuses on corporate matters including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, de-SPAC transactions, public offerings, and other varied business transactions. Emily also has experience with commercial contracts, namely in the fashion, technology, advertising, and privacy sectors.
Emily maintains an active private funds practice, where she represents general partners in the formation and operating of private investment funds and funds-of-funds. She assists public pension plans, foundations, and other institutional investors in making and exiting private equity hedge fund investments, and with subscriptions to alternative investment vehicles.
Further to her corporate work, Emily is a member of the firm’s emerging AI, Metaverse & Blockchain industry group, where she assists in providing innovative business and legal strategies through AI-driven solutions. She frequently writes and presents on trends in the AI industry as well as related legislation.
Emily began her legal career as a summer associate at ArentFox Schiff and returned to the firm following law school graduation. While in law school, Emily was a judicial intern to Justice Brynja McDivitt Booth with the Supreme Court of Maryland.
Publications, Presentations & Recognitions
Publications
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Co-Author, “All or Nothing at All – Federal Trade Commission Intends to Hold Sellers Accountable for Cherry Picking and Manipulating Consumer Reviews,” The Computer & Internet Lawyer, April 2024
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Co-Author, “AI Risks and Rewards for Private Companies,” Private Company Director, Oct. 25, 2023
- Co-Author, “INFORMing Customers: A New Retail Requirement,” Retail Touchpoints, Aug. 2, 2023
Presentations
- “Cybersecurity Needs and Concerns for Lawyers Engaging in Use of Web3 & Metaverse Technology,” New York State Bar Association Deep Dive into the Metaverse and Web3: The Second Global Law Symposium & Tech Summit; Oct. 16, 2023 (New York, NY)
Life Beyond the Law
Outside of work, Emily is an avid college basketball fan (she is a former NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball athlete), and enjoys traveling and trying new restaurants in DC. Emily was born and raised in Upstate New York.
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Education
The George Washington University Law School, JD, 2022University of Rochester, BA, 2016