Emony M. Robertson
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Financial Restructuring
- Private Capital
Emony is an associate in the firm’s financial restructuring practice. She advises debtors, creditors and other interested parties, in complex chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Emony’s experience extends across a variety of industries.
Prior to joining Akin as an associate, Emony served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Craig T. Goldblatt for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Emony earned her J.D. from Howard University School of Law, where she was the captain of the Charles Hamilton Houston National Moot Court Team. As captain, Emony led Howard in placing first at the 2022 Duberstein Competition. This win marks the first time a historically black college or university placed first at the Duberstein Competition. During her time at Howard Law, Emony was an Akin summer associate and a Strauss Diversity & Inclusion Scholar and later clerked for Bankruptcy Judge Goldblatt upon graduation. She earned her B.S. cum laude from Cornell University.
- Akumin: Counsel to an ad hoc group of noteholders in negotiations related to the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Akumin and its affiliates, a national provider of outpatient radiology and oncology solutions to hospitals, health systems and physician groups.
- Rite Aid: Counsel to the Official Committee of Tort Claimants in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Rite Aid Corporation, a Fortune 500 public company and one of America’s largest drugstore chains.
- Steward Health Care: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of Steward Health Care, the largest private, physician-led health care network in the U.S.
EducationJ.D., Howard University School of Law, 2022
B.S., Cornell University, cum laude, 2017
J.D., Howard University School of Law, 2022
B.S., Cornell University, cum laude, 2017
ClerkshipsU.S.B.C., District of Delaware
U.S.B.C., District of Delaware
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
- 30th Annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, First Place, 2022.
- 30th Annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, Best Advocate Award, 2022.
- American College of Bankruptcy’s Moot Court Competition, Best Oral Advocate, 2022.
- American College of Bankruptcy’s Moot Court Competition, Second Place, 2022.
- 29th Annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, Outstanding Brief, 2021.
- American College of Bankruptcy’s Moot Court Competition, Best Oral Advocate, 2021.
- Member, Board of Directors, Today’s Girl, Tomorrow’s Woman
- Member, Young Professionals Advisory Committee, Business of Sports School
- Author, "May It Please the Court: How The Duberstein Moot Competition Has Made a Difference For Us," NCBJ Conference News 2024.
- Moderator, “Career Opportunities Panel,” 2023 Howard DREAMS: Discovering Restructuring Expertise and Mentorship Symposium, American College of Bankruptcy and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
- Panelist, “Supreme Court Roundup,” American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2023: Views from the Bench.
