Emma F. Blake named a 2026 “Lawyer to Watch” by the California Lawyers Association

Hausfeld is pleased to announce that San Francisco Associate Emma F. Blake has been recognized as a 2026 “Lawyer to Watch” by the California Lawyers Association’s Antitrust & Consumer Protection Section. The recognition honors attorneys in their first eight years of practice who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to antitrust and consumer protection law.

In her third year of practice, Emma has taken on significant responsibilities in complex antitrust litigation, including conducting depositions, developing litigation strategy, and drafting key filings. Her experience includes State of Michigan v. BP p.l.c. et al., In re Diisocyanates Antitrust Litigation, and In re Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation.

Beyond her litigation practice, Emma is actively involved in the broader antitrust community. In 2025, she authored an article examining the history of class actions for Hausfeld’s Competition Bulletin, which was subsequently republished by Lexology. She was also among approximately 30 plaintiffs’ antitrust attorneys selected to participate in the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws’ 4th Annual Leadership and Diversity Summit. Emma completed the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Deposition Skills program in 2024 and served as an editor of the California Lawyers Association’s antitrust treatise in 2026.

Before joining Hausfeld in November 2023, Emma clerked for Judge Jason Gist of the Kenai Superior Court in Alaska. During law school, she was a summer associate at Hausfeld and completed externships with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Pacific Northwest Regional Solicitor’s Office and California Indian Legal Services.