August 15, 2022
Overview
Overview
Emily Mayer is an attorney in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insurance, and Appellate practice groups. She represents businesses and individuals in all areas of business litigation, including membership, partnership, and shareholder disputes, contract disputes, restrictive covenants, and business torts.
Emily works with her clients to understand precisely the resolution they seek and then develops a specific strategy tailored to achieve that desired outcome, which can range from filing suit or asserting counterclaims to defending lawsuits with the goal of minimizing potential liability and expense. Emily has achieved successful outcomes and favorable settlements for her clients at trial and on appeal, as well as through dispositive motion practice, mediation, and negotiation.
Education & Admissions
Education & Admissions
Education
- Wayne State University
J.D., cum laude
Order of the Coif
Executive Articles Editor, Wayne Law Review
Legal Writing Committee Chair, Student Board of Governors
Dean’s Scholar - University of Michigan
B.A. in English
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Significant Matters
Significant Matters
- First-chaired multi-day trial regarding ownership of commercial property and obtained judgment in client’s favor on all claims and counterclaims
- Briefed legally significant member oppression issue for the Michigan Supreme Court, resulting in a favorable ruling
- Successfully obtained temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions for violations of non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Academy of the Sacred Heart, Board of Trustees, Chair
- Academy of the Sacred Heart, Alumnae Board, Past President
- Oakland County Bar Association, Sustaining Member & Inns of Court Associate
- State Bar of Michigan
News
News
August 25, 2021
Jaffe Attorneys Recognized as 2021 “Michigan Rising Stars”
Publications
- “Uncertainty Abounds. The Joint Employer Doctrine and the Franchise Business Model,” Michigan Bar Journal (May 2017) –http://www.jaffelaw.com/user_area/uploads/LIB01-%233765980-v1-BAR_JOURNAL_ARTICLE_MAY_2017.PDF
- Michigan Business Network Radio interview: Hiring Employees in Canada (August 2015)http://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/blog/hiring-employees-in-canada