Emily Kuwahara is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Los Angeles office and is a member of the firm's Litigation Group. Emily has an active trial practice and is co-chair of the firm’s appellate group. She has represented defendants in a patent inventorship dispute, breach of contract actions, business torts, antitrust and consumer class actions, unfair competition law, products liability, and other complex business disputes. She has assisted plaintiffs and cross-plaintiffs in recovering over $500 million in business torts and contract actions relating to patent licenses and technology-related matters. Emily has also represented clients in criminal antitrust matters and grand jury investigations, particularly in Japan.
Emily is also active in the community. She has served as a long-time board member of the Japanese American Bar Association and currently serves on the Executive Committee as Vice President. She was recognized as among the Most Influential Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2019, and one of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Best Lawyers Under 40 in 2018. She maintains an active pro bono docket in both the trial and appellate courts.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Emily was an associate with Folger Levin & Kahn LLP. Prior to joining that firm, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Milan D. Smith, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While in law school, Emily was an extern to the Honorable Kathryn Doi Todd, California Court of Appeal.
During law school, Emily served as a senior copy editor on the Law Review.
Education
- Stanford University, B.S. (2002)
- Michigan State University, M.A. (2004)
- University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D. (2007)
Affiliations
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Japanese American Bar Association, Vice President
- Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance, Lifetime Member, former Board Member
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