Emily Kapur

With a Stanford PhD in financial economics, a proven courtroom track record of securing defense-side dismissals and plaintiff-side trial wins, and the ability to earn trust across the boardroom and the bench, Emily Kapur delivers when companies face mission-critical disputes where the stakes are high, the issues are layered, and results demand both intellect and intuition.

Emily co-chairs Quinn Emanuel’s Blockchain and Digital Assets practice, contributing to its growth from a single matter in 2017 into an award-winning practice group with dozens of active matters and marquee clients taking on the fights that shape the industry. She is also recognized for her distinct expertise in financial economics and crypto markets, and regularly represents global companies, litigation trusts, executives, and investors in high-stakes financial, securities, and Delaware corporate disputes. Her work addressing the “novel challenges” of emerging technology has been praised by presiding judges as “extraordinary,” and demonstrating “creativity and sophistication,” while clients commend her ability to combine academic rigor with courtroom instincts as an “incredible” mix that makes her a “uniquely overqualified” financial litigator who “holds opposing parties’ feet to the fire.”

Emily has served as lead or co-lead counsel in some of the most consequential cases in the market, including:

• Crypto and Fintech Litigation: Lead counsel in a patent infringement case regarding the invention of constant-product automated market maker technology; represented Binance’s former CEO in a closely watched SEC enforcement action, which the SEC dismissed with prejudice; lead counsel in multiple FTX matters, including multi-billion dollar claims on behalf of the FTX debtors; and defended crypto defendants in multiple securities class actions dismissed at the pleading and summary judgment stages.
• Financial Institution, Securities & Corporate Disputes: Represents the FDIC in eight- and nine-figure matters arising from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank; co-lead counsel in high-stakes securities litigation for battery company Enovix Corporation; represented Elon Musk in his $44 billion battle regarding his purchase of Twitter; represented Snow Phipps in its path-breaking effort to force the closing of a broken M&A deal; and co-lead counsel in mortgage loan servicing litigation seeking nine-figure damages.

Emily’s courtroom advocacy is matched by her ability to guide clients through sensitive board-level and regulatory crises. Her approach combines rigorous economics-driven analysis with practical business judgment, making her a valued advisor to leaders navigating bet-the-company disputes.

Emily has been repeatedly recognized with awards from publications such as Benchmark Litigation, Law360, Lawdragon, and the California Legal Awards for her leadership in crypto, fintech, and financial markets litigation.  She received her B.A., Ph.D., and J.D. from Stanford University and her M.Sc. from the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar.