Thompson & Knight Expands New York Trial Practice

New York, NY, April 18, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Emily L. Saffitz has joined the firm as an Associate in the Trial Practice Group.

“Emily has in-depth experience in commercial litigation and class action matters and is a great addition to our group,” says Joseph S. Pevsner, the Firm’s Trial Department Leader. “Her outstanding skills complement our strong trial practice, and we are pleased she has joined Thompson & Knight.”

Saffitz is resident in the Firm’s New York office and focuses her practice on commercial dispute resolution, with emphasis on derivative and class actions. Her experience includes a broad range of matters involving insurance and financial disputes, litigation risk analysis, regulatory compliance, insolvency proceedings, and contract and tort claims. She received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2006 and a B.A. from Emory University in 2003. She joins Thompson & Knight from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in New York.