Overview
Emma Marshak is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on judgment enforcement and complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts. She represents clients in high-stakes disputes involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), contract claims, fraudulent transfers, corporate separateness and veil piercing, class actions, restrictive covenants, and other complex commercial issues. Emma handles matters at every stage of litigation, including fast-moving discovery, dispositive motions, depositions, hearings, trial, mediation, and post-judgment proceedings.
Emma’s domestic and international judgment enforcement experience includes representing judgment creditors in FSIA cases against Venezuela and in Helms-Burton Act cases against Cuba, as well as securing a first-of-its-kind reverse veil-piercing ruling in Delaware Chancery Court.
Emma maintains an active pro bono practice, including civil rights and immigration matters. She is involved in the leadership of the DC Chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law.
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- US District Court, District of Maryland
- US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
- Hon. Roslyn O. Silver, US District Court, District of Arizona, 2019-2020
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2016, Executive Technical Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation
- B.A., Cornell University, 2010, magna cum laude
News & Publications
First Tuesday Update
Due Process Post-Fuld and Statute of Limitations for ICSID Cases
September 8, 2026
By: Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Molly Bruder Fox, Michael G. Scavelli, Emma Marshak
First Tuesday Update
ExxonMobil Prevails Before the Supreme Court in Landmark Helms-Burton Decision
July 7, 2026
By: Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Shannen W. Coffin, Michael G. Scavelli, Emma Marshak
First Tuesday Update
2025 Year in Review: FSIA, Helms-Burton, and Cross-Border Enforcement
February 3, 2026
By: Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Molly Bruder Fox, Shannen W. Coffin, Michael G. Scavelli, Emma Marshak
First Tuesday Update
Sovereigns in the Spotlight: Crystallex Uncertainty & Supreme Court Showdowns Ahead
January 13, 2026
By: Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Molly Bruder Fox, Emma Marshak
First Tuesday Update
December 2, 2025
By: Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Molly Bruder Fox, Thomas Innes, Emma Marshak, Seungeun Kate Choi
Press Releases
Steptoe's Win for DISH in Dispute with Disney Earns AmLaw Litigator of the Week Shout-Out
November 24, 2025
Press Releases
Steptoe Secures Major Win for DISH in High-Stakes Dispute with Disney Over Sling Passes
November 19, 2025