Overview
Emily Portuguese joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Thomas Ambro of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Judge Valerie Caproni of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Before clerking, she litigated at another leading firm.
Emily graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as a Senior Editor on the Law Review. She also participated in the Federal Appellate Externship and successfully argued an appeal on behalf of a pro bono client before the Third Circuit. She received her undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Clerkships
- Honorable Valerie E. Caproni, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Honorable Thomas L. Ambro, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Order of the Coif
- Levy Scholar (full-tuition merit scholarship)
- Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
- Littleton Fellow (assistant instructor for first-year writing course)
- Georgetown University (B.S., summa cum laude, International Economics)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
