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Practice Expertise
- Complex Business Litigation
- Antitrust and Competition
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Complex Business Litigation
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
- Energy
- Immigration
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Natural Resources Litigation View More
Profile
Emily Ruzic advises leading natural gas pipeline companies and other infrastructure clients on issues involving location, land acquisition, construction, and operations. Currently, she is advising on several large-scale pipeline projects in the Southeast, including serving as the lead outside lawyer on land strategy on a significant project for one of the country’s largest energy companies. Emily also regularly litigates issues related to land rights and operations on behalf of natural gas transmission companies, including survey access, eminent domain/condemnation, and encroachment litigation.
Emily advises clients on complex insurance coverage disputes. She assists clients from the earliest stages of the claim and works with them toward efficient resolution, recognizing that creative solutions may provide the most value to the client. When litigation arises, Emily leverages her litigation experience to help clients succeed in court. Emily has particular experience with construction and hospitality insurance disputes, regularly advising on or litigating coverage matters involving builders’ risk, business interruption, cybersecurity, property damage and liability policies.
Emily also handles complex business litigation matters, including non-compete and breach-of-contract cases; trade secret, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation.
Emily is active in a number of legal industry and community organizations. She has served in several leadership roles for the Defense Research Institute, including being appointed as chair of its Young Lawyers Committee. As a testament to her commitment to the community, Emily was named the 2022 recipient of Bradley’s Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service, which is awarded annually to an associate who exemplifies the excellence of Cameron Miller, who died in June 2012 after battling cancer in his first year as an attorney at the firm.
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 2014
- Georgia, 2022
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2014, summa cum laude; Order of the Coif; Alabama Law Review; Campbell Moot Court Board; Hugo L. Black Scholar Award; Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society
- University of Georgia, B.B.A., 2011, Banking and Finance, Economics, cum laude and with honors; University of Georgia Honors Program; Institute for Leadership Advancement
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Complex Business Litigation
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
- Energy
- Immigration
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Natural Resources Litigation
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