Emily Jones helps businesses navigate a variety of challenges, including contract disputes, employment issues, manufacturer/distributor relationships, and intellectual property protection. She’s a knowledgeable litigator and advisor who partners with clients to avoid and/or manage litigation (depending on the circumstances). Emily’s clients represent many areas, including manufacturing, hospitality, and retail.
Emily is a member of the Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Practice Groups, as well as the Manufacturing Sector. Emily began at Foley as a summer associate and also worked for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Awards and Recognition
- Recipient, Katherine Held Memorial Award
Presentations and Publications
- Author, “Stripped from Sunscreen, but Fine for Foundation: How the Regulatory Dichotomy of Topically Applied Skin Products Puts Women at Risk”, Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society (Fall 2020)
/Passle/6719612c5e4bbe2174a65d17/SearchServiceImages/2025-10-16-21-13-26-403-68f15ff6063d8ff22a5e582b.jpg)
Loper Bright's Evolving Application In Labor Case Appeals
This article was originally published in Law360 on October 14, 2025, and is republished here with permission. The U.S. Supreme Court's...
/Passle/6719612c5e4bbe2174a65d17/MediaLibrary/Images/2025-05-19-18-57-53-026-682b7f319523b9643daf2409.jpg)
Circuit Split Deepens on “Harm” as a Failure to Accommodate Element
The split among federal circuit courts of appeal as to whether a disabled worker must show harm in bringing a failure to accommodate...
Foley Secures Jury Trial Win for Pro Bono Client in Civil Rights Case
Foley & Lardner LLP recently secured a favorable jury verdict on behalf of a pro bono client in Harris v. Giese, No. 3:22-cv-00387-wmc (W.D. Wis.), a federal civil rights case involving the use of excessive force by a jail officer.
Court Enjoins Portions of Trump Administration’s DEI Executive Orders
In another regulatory turn for federal contractors and private employers, a federal judge partially enjoined enforcement of provisions of the Trump Administration’s executive orders regarding diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Ensuring Your Independent Contractors Don’t ‘Deliver’ Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Tax Liability
Those doing business in the Badger State should take note — in a recent case, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined that delivery drivers who were paid as independent contractors were improperly classified as such.
Foley Delivers Victory for Mueller Supply Co. in Copyright Case
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce it has won a federal jury trial on behalf of Mueller Supply Co., Inc. in a copyright infringement case, securing a permanent injunction and $2.1 million in damages from defendant JNL Steel Components, Inc.