Emmy Wydman, an associate in the Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, represents institutional and individual shareholders in derivative lawsuits and securities class actions.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, she clerked for both Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Honorable R. Guy Cole Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
At Duke, Emmy was the student body president, participated in the federal appellate litigation clinic, and led the school’s reproductive rights and gender-based violence advocacy and pro bono initiatives. Outside of law school, she interned with various nonprofits and on the Hill, and was a voter protection fellow with multiple federal and statewide campaigns.
Outside of the firm’s public interest mission, Emmy is also involved in a variety of pro bono matters, including immigration and refugee matters, domestic violence proceedings, and election protection efforts.
- The Appellate Project, Mentor
- Duke University School of Law, Alumni Board of Directors
- Legal Services Corporation, Emerging Leaders Council
- The Ohio State University, Young Alumni Academy
- District of Columbia
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2022
- The Ohio State University, B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2017
- Law Clerk, Hon. Algenon L. Marbley of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (2024)
- Law Clerk, Hon. R. Guy Cole Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022-2023)
Current Cases
Coinbase Securities Litigation
State of Oregon v. Coinbase, Inc., et al (Circ. Crt., Multnomah Cnty. Or.): Cohen Milstein represents the Oregon Attorney General in an enforcement action against Coinbase for, allegedly, illegally soliciting and facilitating the sale of unregistered securities in the form of numerous cryptocurrencies to Oregon residents. In addition to depriving Oregonians of important disclosures and protections about these highly speculative investments, Oregonians have allegedly incurred substantial losses.
IBEW Local 98 Pension Fund v. Deloitte
IBEW Local 98 Pension Fund v. Deloitte (D.S.C.): Cohen Milstein is sole Lead Counsel in this putative securities class action against Deloitte for allegedly breaching its external auditor duties related to SCANA’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy expansion project in South Carolina - the largest fraud in South Carolina history.
In Re Nike, Inc. Securities Litigation
In Re Nike, Inc. Securities Litigation (D. Or.): Cohen Milstein represents investors in a securities class action against Nike and certain directors and officers for making misstatements and omissions about the success of a key corporate strategy called “Consumer Direct Acceleration,” which had the purpose and effect of propelling long-term sustainable financial growth for the benefit of Nike and its shareholders. However, when Nike’s alleged fraud was finally revealed Nike’s stock collapsed nearly 20%—the largest stock price drop in Nike’s history, wiping out billions of dollars in shareholder value.
Past Cases
Pluralsight, Inc. Securities Litigation
Pluralsight, Inc. Securities Litigation (D. Utah): Cohen Milstein is sole Lead Counsel in this securities class action, alleging that Pluralsight, a provider of cloud-based and video training courses, and its senior officers misrepresented and omitted material information from investors concerning the company’s sales force before a $37 million stock cash-out by Pluralsight insiders and in an over $450 million secondary public offering orchestrated by those insiders. On February 4, 2025, the court granted final approval of a $20 million settlement.
April 18, 2025
Ore. AG Sues Coinbase in Bid To Fill ‘Enforcement Vacuum’
Oregon’s attorney general on Friday sued crypto exchange Coinbase and called on states to fill the “enforcement vacuum left by federal regulators” like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which have dropped cases under the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, claims Coinbase created and operated an exchange that supports the […]
In the News | Law360
February 5, 2025
Pluralsight Reaches $20 Million Settlement with Public School Retirement Funds
Pluralsight will pay $20 million to a group of early investors to settle claims the Utah tech giant misrepresented its success to investors in its early days as a public company. The settlement ends a nearly five-year and “very hard-fought” legal battle between Pluralsight, one of Silicon Slopes’ flagship tech companies, and a group of investors responsible for public employees’ retirement funds in the Midwest, said plaintiff’s lead attorney Carol Gilden at the final settlement hearing Tuesday morning.
In the News | The Salt Lake Tribune