Emily Alpert’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, antitrust investigations and litigation, products liability litigation, trust and fiduciary duty disputes, real estate and wine litigation, and land use disputes.

Emily approaches her work with intellectual curiosity, a passion for untangling nuanced legal issues, and close attention to clients' needs. Her talents include excellent briefing and managing complex, multi-party cases.

During law school, she gained experience across federal, state, and local government through externships and internships with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, the California Department of Justice’s Natural Resources Law Section, and the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office.

Law is Emily’s second career. Before becoming an attorney, she worked as a public policy analyst at Google, where she focused on entitlements for large mixed-use development projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also worked on the Trademarks Team, determining the merits of alleged third-party trademark infringement and serving as global lead for trademark complaints in the French language. After five years at Google, she left to work as an internal management consultant for the City and County of San Francisco, advising on operational efficiency in the Controller’s Office and deploying to serve on the Executive Team at San Francisco’s COVID-19 Command Center during the first wave of the pandemic. She also taught English for two years in Europe, including in Bordeaux, France on a Fulbright Scholar Award.

Emily maintains an active pro bono practice advancing housing development in California, where she leverages her prior experience in public policy, land use, and government decision-making.