Emily C. Ward
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Band 3
About
Provided by Emily C. Ward
Practice Areas
Emily C. Ward is a Partner in Continuum's Litigation Practice. Her practice concentrates on white-collar defense and civil litigation including healthcare, business, environmental litigation, government investigations, and more. Recent successes include a complex federal environmental jury trial, representing individuals before medical boards, and negotiating successful resolutions in cases involving RICO allegations, cybersecurity and tax fraud investigations, and public corruption.
Career
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Atlanta (2022-2024)
Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2022-2023)
Daily Report's Georgia Legal Awards, On the Rise (2022)
Atlanta Business Chronicle: 40 Under 40 (2023)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association, President, past chair: Criminal Law Section and Women in the Profession Section.
State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division, Litigation Section, past Co-chair, Young Lawyers Division Leadership Class 2019.
Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Atlanta Chapter co-chair
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Advisory Committee Member.
Personal
In her spare time, she can usually be found spending time with her two handsome dogs, attending live music everywhere from Symphony Hall to the Buckhead Theater, gardening, or working on a jigsaw puzzle with friends.
Chambers Review
USA
Emily Ward is an experienced litigator recognized for her wide-ranging white-collar expertise, with notable strength in healthcare and securities related cases. She heads the white-collar department at Continuum Legal Group LLP.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Finding Emily Ward to represent me was a game changer. She has been a real advocate for me and excellent in explaining all the processes to me."
"She is collaborative, an amazing leader and has great insight into her cases. She is always willing to help."
"We are extremely pleased with her professionalism, legal prowess, and knowledge of the issues and law as well as her work ethic, responsiveness and empathy. We are glad she was on our team."
"Finding Emily Ward to represent me was a game changer. She has been a real advocate for me and excellent in explaining all the processes to me."
"She is collaborative, an amazing leader and has great insight into her cases. She is always willing to help."
"We are extremely pleased with her professionalism, legal prowess, and knowledge of the issues and law as well as her work ethic, responsiveness and empathy. We are glad she was on our team."
