Baker, Emily C.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Emily Baker's practice includes both the defense of individual and class action consumer and products liability cases and the prosecution and defense of other complex commercial cases. Her experience covers virtually all aspects of discovery and trial preparation, including taking and defending depositions, motion practice, and the preparation of fact and expert witnesses for trial. In addition, she has been a member of several trial teams in high-profile cases tried to verdict, including the defense team that successfully represented The Sherwin-Williams Company in a public nuisance action brought by the Rhode Island attorney general.

Emily is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, and the Defense Research Institute. She also is active in the Atlanta community. She is a member of the Junior League of Atlanta, participates in Emory University's mentorship program, sits on the Emory Law School Law Alumni Board, and is on the board of directors for Girls on the Run of Atlanta. Emily is a barrister in the Lamar Inn of Court and was named a "Rising Star" by Georgia Super Lawyers for 2010.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Commercial Disputes

Representative Cases

• CenterPoint defends against CERCLA contribution claims related to Florida manufactured gas plant , (2009)
• Inchcape Shipping obtains motion to dismiss breach of contract and conspiracy suit
• Sherwin-Williams prevails in landmark public nuisance suit over lead pigment before Rhode Island Supreme Court , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Franchising, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Emory University

Published Works

• Georgia Trade Secrets Law, coauthor, Book Chapter in Defense Research Institute's 50 State Compendium on Trade Secret Law, 2008
• Sometimes a Good Defense Is the Best Offense: A Summary of Certain Useful Product Liability, Practice Perspectives: Product Liability & Tort Litigation, 2008
• Punitive Damages in Light of the Recent United States Supreme Court Decision in Philip Morris USA v. Williams, Practice Perspectives: Product Liability & Tort Litigation, 2007

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8466 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com