- Washington
- New York
Emily Beale
Emily Beale represents investors and consumers harmed by financial fraud and corporate misconduct in class actions.
Emily has worked on cases involving Ponzi schemes and fraudulent investments in all facets of litigation, delivering excellent results. She has managed and assisted with a range of complex fact and expert discovery. Emily prides herself on her attention to detail in complex matters. Outside of litigation, Emily is passionate about educating law students on the opportunities the plaintiffs’ bar provides.
Prior to joining Gibbs Mura, Emily clerked for the Honorable Benjamin H. Settle in the Western District of Washington.
Emily graduated Seattle University School of Law summa cum laude and first in her class. While in law school, she served as Managing Editor for the Seattle University Law Review and on the Moot Court Board.
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education+
- J.D., summa cum laude, Seattle University School of Law, 2020
- B.A. University of Washington, 2015
Presentations & Articles+
The Associate Experience at a Plaintiffs’ Firm
National Plaintiffs’ Law Association
August 15, 2023
Unfair-but-not-Deceptive: Confronting the Ambiguity in Washington State’s Consumer Protection Act
43 Seattle U. L. R. 1011
2020
Litigation Highlights
Todd Benjamin International, Ltd. v. Grant Thornton International
Represented investors in TCA Global Credit Master Fund L.P. and its feeder funds. The investors alleged that the funds’ management inflated assets and earnings, and that the funds’ auditors knew about the overstatement but failed to take appropriate action. After multiple years of litigation, Gibbs Mura helped secure settlements of $26.5 million for investors. At the hearing granting final approval on May 20, 2025, Judge Scola thanked counsel for their “excellent work in the case.”
In re J&J Investment Litigation
Member of interim co-lead counsel representing hundreds of victims of Matthew Beasley’s Ponzi scheme in a proposed class action against Wells Fargo for allegedly aiding and abetting the fraud.
Vallin v. PNC Investments LLC
Member of interim class counsel representing customers against PNC for depositing brokerage clients’ uninvested cash into cash sweep accounts paying unreasonably low interest rates while generating massive profits for themselves.