Emily Kapur

Emily Kapur’s practice focuses on representing crypto and financial services clients in complex litigation involving the novel issues raised by new technology, as well as classic disputes such as broken M&A deals.  With an Economics PhD and an extensive record at ten trials, Emily also specializes in expert witness strategy, helping top academics and business experts translate their work into accessible presentations compelling to judges and juries.

Emily has devoted a substantial portion of her practice to crypto litigation since 2017, including in matters involving 11-figure damages.  She has achieved successful results for crypto clients around the world in disputes in state and federal court and arbitration in California, New York, and Delaware, including base layer protocols, DeFi companies, investors, and exchanges.  Emily’s matters have included defending securities class action suits; representing crypto companies in bankruptcy; litigating commercial disputes among crypto companies; pursuing plaintiff-side actions to address malfeasance and employment disputes; and advising crypto projects analyzing litigation and regulatory risks. 

Emily also has substantial experience with bespoke valuation, accounting, and M&A disputes, including playing a leading role in the Twitter v. Musk litigation, taking another broken deal dispute to trial, and working on three cases arising out of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.

In all of her cases, Emily employs her unique background and deep understanding of the economics of trading markets to help clients not only win at trial, but identify creative business solutions.  In 2022, Law360 recognized her as a Rising Star in Fintech, and she regularly lectures and publishes on new legal issues arising in crypto and other financial litigation.

Before joining Quinn Emanuel, Emily served as an expert witness and helped direct expert-witness strategy for high-profile litigation matters.  She received her B.A. from Stanford University, her M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, where she was a Marshall Scholar, her PhD from Stanford  University, and her J.D. from Stanford Law School.