Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Emily Hughes is a litigation partner in Kirkland's Washington office. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, and the arbitration of complex commercial disputes. Emily has represented Fortune 500 companies in a variety of complex commercial and class action litigations involving contract disputes, fraud and fiduciary duty claims, securities fraud, shareholder derivative suits, and bankruptcy matters. She also routinely advises and counsels private equity and corporate clients on litigation risks associated with deal structures and targets.

District of Columbia Bar, Member, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Member.

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif; A.B., Brown University.