Emily Friend Horner
Special Counsel
Emily Friend Horner is a special counsel and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP. Her practice concentrates on varied types of business and commercial litigation, representing lenders in complex commercial foreclosures, loan workouts, and bankruptcy proceedings; owners in real estate disputes; businesses in government bid protests and other administrative proceedings; public companies in securities litigation; and private and public companies in other business-related litigation. In this capacity, Emily serves a broad range of clients, including financial institutions, public companies, privately held businesses, professionals, developers, and contractors.
Emily represents clients at every level of litigation and has acted on a seconded basis internally with clients, giving her a unique and creative insight into serving businesses’ needs.
She is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations, and Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practices.
Representative Experience
- Successfully represented port authority in case by St. Johns Riverkeeper, Inc., seeking injunction against dredging of the St. Johns River in Duval County, Florida, including first chairing final oral argument.
- Extensive successful representation in litigation matters involving fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and piercing the corporate veil.
- Represented a Fortune 50 health insurer in the successful defense of multiple bid protests of an award of a US $1bn+ contract to provide Medicaid managed care services to the State of Iowa in the state’s largest ever procurement.
- Six-month secondment with a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
- Management of large-scale, multi-million document reviews related to internal investigations, including supervision of related large-scale attorney review and related productions.
- Successful representation of companies in internal and SEC investigations involving potential accounting fraud.
- Represented a Fortune 50 health insurance company in obtaining a favorable settlement of a wrongful death claim by an employee of a subcontractor based on assertion of workers’ compensation immunity.
- Extensive successful representation defending against preliminary injunction motions and obtaining preliminary injunctions.
- Extensive successful representation of banking and lending corporations in all aspects of complex commercial foreclosure actions and loan workouts.
Awards and Recognition
- Recognized in Commercial Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America® (2023-24)
- Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers® Rising Stars® list (2016-2023)
- Named in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Up & Comers lists (2017 and 2018)
- Recognized on Jacksonville Business Journal “40 under 40” list (2016)
- Recipient of the Lynford Lardner Community Service Award in recognition of her volunteer work and civic involvement (2016)
- Recognized as New and Notable Volunteer, Association of Junior Leagues International
Affiliations
- Former chair, Jacksonville Bar Association Law Day Committee
- Member, Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Member, Jacksonville Bar Association
- Barrister of the Chester Bedell American Inn of Court
Community Involvement
- Pro bono counsel for clients, including local nonprofits, victims of crimes, and in civil rights matters
- Former president, legal counsel, and committee chair, current volunteer, Junior League of Jacksonville (JLJ)
- With Foley team, recognized as Business Partner of the Year (2014)
- Recognized as Volunteer of the Year (2013)
- Former member, United Way of Northeast Florida Resource Management Team
- North Florida admissions ambassador, William & Mary Law School
- Former board member, College of William & Mary North Florida Alumni Chapter
- Member and Dolores Barr Weaver fellow, Women’s Giving Alliance
- Former legal counsel mentor, ATHENA PowerLink Program, JAX Chamber Foundation
- Former member, Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2016
Reported Decisions
- St. Johns Riverkeeper, Inc. v. United States Army of Engineers v. Jacksonville Port Authority, 462 F.Supp.3d 1256 (M.D. Fla. 2020)
- Belmont Medical Care, LLC v. Community Ins. Co., Case No. 2:18-cv-968, 2019 WL 1676003 (S.D. Ohio Apr. 17, 2019)
- Florida Coastal School of Law, Inc. v. American Bar Association, Case No. 3:18-cv-621-J-39JBT, 2019 WL 3889736 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 8, 2019)
- St. Johns Riverkeeper, Inc. v. United States Army of Engineers v. Jacksonville Port Authority, 304 F. Supp. 3d 1229 (M.D. Fla. 2018)
- Crede CG III, Ltd. v. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Case No. 16 Civ. 3103 (KPF), 2017 WL 6729368 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 28, 2017)
- Crede CG III, Ltd. v. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Case No. 16 Civ. 3103 (KPF), 2017 WL 280818 (S.D. N.Y. Jan. 20, 2017)
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Foley Attorneys Named to 2023 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Foley Attorneys Named to 2022 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 18 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Foley Attorneys Named 2021 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Foley & Lardner announced that 10 of its attorneys have been named 2021 Florida Super Lawyers. In addition, eight attorneys have been named 2021 Florida Rising Stars.
Foley Attorneys Named 2020 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 11 of its attorneys have been named 2020 Florida Super Lawyers. In addition, eight attorneys have been named 2020 Florida Rising Stars.