EmilyGoldberg Knox

Emily Goldberg Knox's practice focuses on complex civil litigation and appellate advocacy in state and federal courts. Her experience spans a range of areas, including products liability, public nuisance, antitrust, unfair business practices, fraud, class actions, terrorism, and transnational torts.

Emily has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and has handled many aspects of litigation, including consulting on viable claims; drafting pleadings, motions, and appellate briefs; and preparing fact witnesses. She also has experience with international arbitrations under ICSID rules (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes).

Emily maintains an active pro bono practice, representing indigent prisoners and individuals in civil rights cases. Most recently, she represented a plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit against the County of San Jose in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Emily served as a law clerk to Judge Robert L. Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and to Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Emily currently serves on the University of California, Hastings College of the Law Board of Governors. Prior to attending law school, she served as an open source intelligence analyst focusing on the Middle East and as a recruiter for U.S. government-funded legal reform and rule of law projects in various countries.