Associate Attorney
Direct: 1-585-549-3535
Email: powlin@starklattuca.com
Emma concentrates her practice on commercial real estate transactions and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, entity formation and governance. While Emma also handles residential real estate closings, the core of her transactional practice is focused on commercial acquisitions and dispositions, business and entity structuring, fundraising and capital formation, and private lending — including representing hard money lenders on loan documentation and deal structuring.
Before joining Stark | Lattuca, Emma practiced at prominent law firms, gaining significant experience in public finance, economic development, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. This background gives her a unique perspective when structuring transactions and counseling clients on both legal and strategic consideration.
In addition to her transactional practice, Emma advises clients in the emerging area of sports law, particularly name, image, and likeness (NIL) matters. She assists high school and collegiate athletes in navigating compliance requirements and maximizing opportunities in this rapidly evolving space.
Emma earned her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law, where she served on the Buffalo Law Review, was Vice President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, and earned a Certificate in Sports Law. Before law school, Emma graduated from the University at Albany with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentrating in Finance and Marketing. While at Albany, she captained the Division I women's lacrosse team, later played professional lacrosse, and was a member of the USA Women's Box Lacrosse Training Team."