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Emily K. O'Hara

OHara_Emily

Emily K. O'Hara

Associate

Boston + 1 617 526 6366

Emily O’Hara focuses her practice on complex securities litigation and enforcement matters. She joined WilmerHale as a summer associate in 2022 and returned as an associate in 2024.

Prior to rejoining the firm, Ms. O’Hara served as a law clerk for the Honorable Landya B. McCafferty of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. During law school, Ms. O’Hara served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jeffrey A. Meyer of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. She was also a teaching assistant for a first-year course on law practice in the criminal justice system.

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Boston College Law School, 2023

      magna cum laude

      Order of the Coif

      Cornelius J. Moynihan Award for Outstanding Editorial Work on Publications

      Editor in Chief, Boston College Law Review

    • BA, Political Science, English, University of Connecticut, 2020

      summa cum laude

      Phi Beta Kappa Society

  • Admissions

    • Massachusetts

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Landya B. McCafferty, US District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2023 - 2024

Credentials

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