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- Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Employment Law & Litigation
Emajae' Clements Associate
Houston
Emajae's practice includes a diverse range of complex litigation and employment litgation matters from across the country. She effectively drafts briefs, works with experts, and provides developed insights to advance her team's trial strategies.
Emajae' received her J.D. from the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. While in law school, Emajae' served as the Captain of the Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy team becoming the Texas Young Lawyers Association's National Trial Competition Regional Champion and National Semi-Finalist. Emajae' was also a student attorney in the Movement Lawyering Clinic.
Practice:
- Employment Advice & Counseling
- Employment Law & Litigation
Katie Cleworth Managing Associate
London
Katie provides U.K. and international clients with commercially focused, practical advice on a broad range of transactional and advisory employment matters, including the employment aspects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, workforce restructuring, employee relations and consultation, recruitment and severance, workforce classification and restrictive covenants.
Practice:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
Spencer Cohen Partner
New York
Spencer represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as private and public companies in all aspects of their business.
Spencer regularly advises clients on a variety of strategic transitions, including domestic and cross-border M&A, debt and equity investments and joint ventures. He also counsels boards, investors and other key stakeholders on financing transactions and general corporate matters.
He works across a wide range of geographies and industries, including a primary focus in the tech, finance, life sciences, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Simon Cohen Associate, Employment Law & Litigation
San Francisco
Practice:
- Employment Law & Litigation
Simon Cohen Associate
San Francisco
Simon has experience representing clients in a broad range of commercial litigation disputes. He has assisted in defense of contract, trade secret, business torts, and WARN Act employment claims in mediation, arbitration, and in state and federal courts.
Practice:
- Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
- International Trade and Investment
- FDA & Healthcare Regulatory
Scott Cohn Senior Counsel
New York
Scott's work involving regulatory compliance includes:
- Product Recalls
- Product Safety Evaluations
- Compliance Manuals
- Made in USA claims
- California Proposition 65 Warnings and defense of Notices of Violation
- Due Diligence regulatory reviews
- Civil and Criminal Investigations and Penalties
- FDA Import Alerts
- FPLA (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act) requirements
- Textile, Wool, Fur, and Care Labeling requirements
- U.S. Customs Country of Origin Labeling requirements
- U.S. Customs tariff classification and valuation for imported products
- Autonomous Vehicle regulation
- U.S. Fish& Wildlife Service and CITES compliance
Maria Theresa Coladonato Associate
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Maria Theresa Coladonato Associate
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
She advises high-growth technology companies on general incorporation matters, venture capital financings and everyday corporate governance. Maria also represents venture capital firms in connection with their investments in private companies.
Abigail Colella Senior Associate, Supreme Court and Appellate
Washington, D.C.
Abigail Colella Senior Associate
Washington, D.C.
Abby has authored briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and federal and state trial courts. She specializes in communicating complex technological concepts to judges of all backgrounds, and her work spans a wide range of topics and industries—from cutting-edge patent issues to the intricacies of the DMCA.
Abby also represents internet and digital media companies in litigation related to online speech, with a particular focus on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Her recent successes include arguing and winning a Ninth Circuit appeal raising novel state action issues.
Prior to joining Orrick, Abby served as a law clerk to Judge Timothy B. Dyk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.