Emily F. Gomez is a counsel in the firm’s Securities and Financial Services department and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice group.  Her practice focuses on complex securities enforcement and litigation matters, as well as internal investigations.  Her experience includes representing public companies, financial institutions, and accounting firms in enforcement actions before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state securities regulators.  In addition to her government-facing practice, Ms. Gomez assists clients in conducting sensitive internal investigations, including alleged accounting and financial reporting matters, potential fraud, and whistleblower reports.  Ms. Gomez also represents companies and individuals in complex civil litigation matters.

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Ms. Gomez served as a law clerk to the Honorable John R. Fisher of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.  She also served as an intern in the Office of the Solicitor General at the DOJ.

Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for her white-collar criminal defense practice (2023–2027)

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2015

      cum laude

      Articles Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

    • BA, History, University of Pennsylvania, 2008

      magna cum laude

  • Admissions

    • District of Columbia

    • Virginia

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. John R. Fisher, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2015 - 2016

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