Emily Riggs
Class of 2012
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Employer: Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
About Emily
Emily graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in English language & literature and psychology. Before entering law school, she taught second grade on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. At William & Mary, Emily was the Lead Articles Editor of the William & Mary Law Review and a member of both the Moot Court and National Trial Teams. She was an intern with the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia during summer 2010 and a judicial extern in spring 2011 with the Honorable F. Bradford Stillman, Federal Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. She spent summer 2011 as a summer associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and joined the firm as an associate in October 2012. She now works for Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan in New York.
Her Own Words
"There are so many things about William & Mary that I love. I am proud of the strong national reputation and affordable legal education that our school provides. I enjoy everything - from history to great restaurants to running trails - that Williamsburg has to offer. Most of all, I love that I met the challenges of law school among some of the most brilliant, kind, and ambitious people I've ever met."