Emmy E. Rush

Emmy E. Rush currently serves as Counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since October 2022, following a detail as Senior Counsel to the Regional Director. Prior experience includes roles as a Litigation Associate at Kirkland & Ellis and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, as well as a Law Clerk for Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain in the United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit. Emmy's legal career began with summer associate positions at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and the U.S. Department of Justice, along with serving as Chief Research Assistant to Judge Richard Posner and Professor William Landes. Emmy E. Rush holds a JD from Yale Law School and a degree in English Literature from the University of Chicago.