{"id":3217,"date":"2026-02-04T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ktmc.com\/securitiestracker\/people\/emily-christiansen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:57:03","slug":"emily-christiansen","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.ktmc.com\/securitiestracker\/people\/emily-christiansen\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Christiansen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wb-content\">\n<p>Emily N. Christiansen, a partner\u00a0of the Firm, focuses her practice on securities litigation and non-US actions in particular.\u00a0 Emily devotes her time to advising clients on the challenges and benefits of pursuing particular litigation opportunities in jurisdictions outside the U.S.\u00a0 In those non-US actions where Kessler Topaz is actively involved, Emily liaises with local counsel, helps develop case strategy, reviews pleadings, and helps clients understand and successfully navigate the legal process.\u00a0 Her experience includes non-US opt-in actions, international law, and portfolio monitoring and claims administration.<\/p>\n<p>Emily received her Juris Doctor and Global Law certificate, cum laude, from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2012 and is a graduate of the University of Portland, where she received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Political Science and German Studies.\u00a0 During law school Emily worked as a law clerk at a law firm specializing in ERISA benefits litigation.\u00a0 She also interned in Trial Chambers III at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (and while there was involved with the trial of the former Bosnian Serb President, Radovan Karadzic) and spent two months in India as a foreign legal trainee with the corporate law firm of Fox Mandal. \u00a0Emily is a 2007 recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and is fluent in German.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Memberships<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wb-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>American Bar Association Section of International Law<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Rule of Law Officer (2017 \u2013 present)<\/li>\n<li>Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers&#8217; Interest Network\u00a0(2016 \u2013 present)<\/li>\n<li>Co-Chair of International Anti-Money\u00a0Laundering\u00a0(2014- 2017)<\/li>\n<li>Vice Chair of the\u00a0Corporate Social Responsibility Committee\u00a0(2012-2016)<\/li>\n<li>Vice Chair of the Young Lawyers&#8217; Interest Network (2014-2016)<\/li>\n<li>American Bar Foundation Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Community Involvement<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wb-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Secretary of the Board of the\u00a0<em>Storybook Society of Team FirstBook Philadelphia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>American Cancer Society<\/em>\u00a0(Participant in the Philadelphia Bike-a-Thon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Speaking Engagements<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wb-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist on \u201cWhat Does It Mean To Be A Litigant? A Blunt Discussion Of The Work and Resources Involved\u201d Litigation &amp; Governance: Trends for Nordic Asset Managers &amp; Owners, September 12, 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Panelist on &#8220;Lessons learned from Volkswagen&#8221; 4th Annual IBA Corporate Governance Conference, December 7-8, 2017, Frankfurt, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Moderator\/Speaker on \u201cVolkswagen: An Uneven Race\u201d, American Bar Association Webinar, June 15, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Moderator\/Speaker and Program Chair of \u201cSecurities Litigation Under the Japanese Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and in Other Asian Countries: Progress and Predictions\u201d 2016 American Bar Association Section of International Law Fall Meeting, October 21, 2016. Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n<li>Moderator and Program Chair of \u201cA Carrot or a Stick: What is the Best Approach for Encouraging and Shaping Corporate Social Responsibility Policies?\u201d 2014 American Bar Association Section of International Law Spring Meeting, April 2, 2014, New York<\/li>\n<li>Moderator and Program Chair of \u201cCollective Action: Pension Plan Involvement in Class Actions\u201d Benefits Without Borders: Global Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Conference, June 22-24, 2014, Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Awards\/Rankings<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wb-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Fulbright Fellowship (2007-2008)<\/li>\n<li>Second Place in the Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Competition (2011)<\/li>\n<li>Winner of Best Memorial at the Jessup International Moot Court Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition (2012) Quarterfinalist at the Jessup International Moot Court Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition (2012)<\/li>\n<li>Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Plaintiff Lawyers (2024-2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktmc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-global-plaintiffs-lawyer1.png\" alt=\"2025-global-plaintiffs-lawyer\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily N. 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