Ramona Emerson joined the firm in 1991, and her practice concentrates on business litigation, with a focus on antitrust, intellectual property and business tort law. She has significant trial experience before federal and state courts as well as arbitration tribunals. Her practice includes appellate work at all levels. Ramona regularly counsels clients on wide-ranging antitrust matters, including joint ventures, pricing, mergers and acquisitions, and other business practices.  Her recent experience includes criminal antitrust and other significant internal investigation matters.  Before law school, she held positions as senior corporate auditor and senior financial analyst.

Ramona served as chair of the Washington State Bar Association Section of Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Unfair Business Practices Law. She co-chaired the 2002 Washington Antitrust and Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices Conference, and is executive editor of the Washington Antitrust and Consumer Protection Handbook (3rd Ed.).  Ramona is a member of the Antitrust and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association and the Litigation Section of the Washington State Bar Association.  She is a frequent speaker on antitrust and civil litigation topics.  She is a member of the Leadership Tomorrow Class of 1996, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska, Montana, Northern Idaho and Washington.  Ramona is recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in Washington Law & Politics in the areas of antitrust and business litigation.