Emily Werkmann
Overview
Emily Werkmann advises and represents clients as a member of the firm’s Environment and Natural Resources group. Her practice focuses on regulatory counseling and litigation involving major environmental statutes. Emily has significant experience representing clients in complex civil litigations and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.
Career & Education
- University of Miami, B.A., Ecosystem Science & Policy and Political Science, 2014
- Tulane Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, The Order of the Coif, 2019
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Member, New York City Bar Association Environmental Law Committee, 2020 – 2023
Emily's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.14.24
State AGs Challenge Nasdaq’s Diversity Disclosure Rule as Discriminatory
On October 3, 2024, a group of twenty-two state attorneys general sent a letter to Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman inquiring into the listing company’s “commitment to ensuring federal and State anti-discrimination laws are followed.”[1] The letter, penned by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, stems from a rule change Nasdaq promulgated in 2020 in an effort to increase diversity within boardrooms.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.20.24
EPA’s First Emergency Suspension in Nearly 40 Years Targets Pesticides Containing DCPA
Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.29.24
Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24
Insights
Emily's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.14.24
State AGs Challenge Nasdaq’s Diversity Disclosure Rule as Discriminatory
On October 3, 2024, a group of twenty-two state attorneys general sent a letter to Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman inquiring into the listing company’s “commitment to ensuring federal and State anti-discrimination laws are followed.”[1] The letter, penned by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, stems from a rule change Nasdaq promulgated in 2020 in an effort to increase diversity within boardrooms.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.20.24
EPA’s First Emergency Suspension in Nearly 40 Years Targets Pesticides Containing DCPA
Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.29.24
Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24
