Emma K. Morehart

Emma is an associate in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the Vorys eControl group.  Her practice focuses on issues related to eCommerce, online brand protection and product diversion.  Emma has experience litigating against unauthorized sellers in actions involving trademark infringement, counterfeiting, unfair competition, false advertising and related torts.

Emma counsels businesses through various stages of litigation against unauthorized sellers on multiple online marketplace platforms, and has secured favorable outcomes in numerous actions for businesses.

Notable experience includes:

• Obtaining and enforcing court orders that caused unauthorized sellers’ websites and online storefronts to be permanently shut down
• Defeating dispositive motions in actions involving unauthorized sales of diverted products
• Obtaining dismissal of claims asserting tortious interference, defamation and related claims based on valid brand protection and enforcement efforts
• Securing orders awarding transfer of infringing domain names to trademark owners

Prior to joining Vorys, Emma clerked for two years at the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, and before that served as a judicial intern at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Emma received her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she was the managing editor for the Journal of Technology Law and Policy and a member of the Florida Moot Court Team.  She received her B.S. cum laude in journalism from Ohio University and her M.A. in mass communications from the University of Florida.

Honors & Recognitions

PLEDGE (Promoting Lawyer Excellence through Diversity & Gender Equity) Award, John W. Peck Cincinnati-NKY Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2024

Professional & Community Activities

Federal Bar Association, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Member

Volunteer elementary school reading tutor, 2019 to present