Job history: Emily counsels clients on complex environmental and transportation compliance matters, with a focus on the rail industry. She has become a go-to adviser for regulatory compliance, enforcement defense and advocacy before federal agencies and courts.

Why she's influential as a leader: Within the rail sector, Emily has developed extensive experience working with railroads, tank-car manufacturers and lessors, freight and service companies, and component suppliers on issues involving hazardous materials and crude-by-rail transportation.

Since 2012, Emily has helped shape the rules that govern North America's crude-by-rail transport industry. She has advised the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) and its members on nearly every major rail tank-car safety and hazardous materials rulemaking over the past 10 years.

Her representation of RSI has included preparing testimony for congressional hearings; engaging directly with the National Transportation Safety Board during its investigation of the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; and collaborating with congressional staff to draft rail safety legislation.

Her influence extends across the entire rail ecosystem. What sets Emily apart is her ability to translate complex regulatory frameworks into practical solutions that move the rail industry forward.