Emmy Wydman, an associate in the Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, represents institutional and individual shareholders in derivative lawsuits and securities class actions.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, she clerked for both Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Honorable R. Guy Cole Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
At Duke, Emmy was the student body president, participated in the federal appellate litigation clinic, and led the school’s reproductive rights and gender-based violence advocacy and pro bono initiatives. Outside of law school, she interned with various nonprofits and on the Hill, and was a voter protection fellow with multiple federal and statewide campaigns.
Outside of the firm’s public interest mission, Emmy is also involved in a variety of pro bono matters, including immigration and refugee matters, domestic violence proceedings, and election protection efforts.
- The Appellate Project, Mentor
- Duke University School of Law, Alumni Board of Directors
- Legal Services Corporation, Emerging Leaders Council
- The Ohio State University, Young Alumni Academy
- District of Columbia
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2022
- The Ohio State University, B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2017
- Law Clerk, Hon. Algenon L. Marbley of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (2024)
- Law Clerk, Hon. R. Guy Cole Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022-2023)
Current Cases
IBEW Local 98 Pension Fund v. Deloitte
IBEW Local 98 Pension Fund v. Deloitte (D.S.C.): Cohen Milstein is sole Lead Counsel in this putative securities class action against Deloitte for allegedly breaching its external auditor duties related to SCANA’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy expansion project in South Carolina - the largest fraud in South Carolina history.