Emily Shoemaker Newton

• Defense of Tenet Healthcare and its subsidiary United Surgical Partners International in a Northern District of Illinois action alleging “no poach” agreements suppressed employee compensation in violation of the antitrust laws.
• Defense of ECI Management, LLC in antitrust class action alleging that owners and managers of multifamily rental housing conspired to fix prices through the use of RealPage's algorithmic revenue management software.
• Defense of InterContinental Hotels Group (Six Continents) in antitrust class actions in Chicago and Seattle federal courts alleging conspiracies with hotel companies in setting room rates by sharing information through third-party vendors.
• Defense of Intercontinental Hotels Group (Six Continents) in a nationwide antitrust putative class action filed against Six Continents and other major hotel companies alleging that defendant hotel companies conspired to eliminate competition for branded keyword search advertising against each other, illegally raising consumers’ costs to find and book hotel rooms, and seeking damages and injunctive relief under the Sherman Act.
• Defense of a Fortune 100 insurance company in several putative class actions and a RICO action arising out of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
• Defense of SCANA Corporation in seven putative class actions filed by South Carolina ratepayers relating to the abandonment of the construction of two new nuclear plants at the V.C. Summer facility.
• Defense of Progressive Casualty Insurance Corp. (and related affiliates) in dozens of antitrust actions and a RICO class action consolidated in an MDL proceeding in Orlando alleging a conspiracy among insurance companies related to labor rates for automobile repairs.
• Defense of Kemira Chemicals Inc. in MDL proceeding in Newark, New Jersey, alleging conspiracy to fix prices in sale of liquid aluminum sulfate.
• Defense of Kan Am (US) in litigation filed by Simon Property Group affiliates in the Chancery Court in Delaware, involving the interpretation of buy/sell provisions in joint venture agreements regarding major retail shopping malls throughout the United States.
• Defense of World Acceptance Corporation and its officers in 10b-5 securities class action in the District of South Carolina.
• Defending trustee of trust in Gibson v. Gibson, 301 Ga. 622 (2017), where the Georgia Supreme Court held that property that has been conveyed to a third party trust is not subject to equitable division absent a showing of fraudulent transfer.

Emily Newton is a business litigator whose practice focuses on high-stakes antitrust litigation, class action defense, and complex fiduciary disputes. Emily's antitrust practice spans a broad and dynamic range of sectors—healthcare, technology, algorithmic pricing, chemicals, and hospitality—as well as disputes involving agreements affecting labor markets. Her ability to navigate these multifaceted matters has earned her recognition in the Legal 500 US Guide for Antitrust – Civil Litigation/Class Action Defense, a distinction that reflects the confidence her clients place in her counsel.

Beyond antitrust, Emily maintains a robust fiduciary litigation practice, representing trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in hotly contested trust, estate, and fiduciary matters. She also brings substantial depth to corporate litigation, guiding clients through complex business disputes. She is a frequent speaker on antitrust and fiduciary law topics.

Emily is equally dedicated to her community and the legal profession. She currently serves on the Atlanta Women's Foundation board and the David T. Howard Middle School Foundation and has held past leadership roles on the Board of Directors of March of Dimes in the Atlanta market and as chair of the Mary Lin Education Foundation Board. A graduate of the Atlanta Women's Foundation's Inspire Atlanta program and a former co-chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia's Business Law Committee, Emily brings the same energy and commitment to civic engagement that she delivers to her clients.