Students in Professor Emma Wylly’s Pretrial Practice & Procedure class got a practitioner’s view of civil litigation when Peter Diaz, a senior associate at King & Spalding, visited to present “Lifecycle of a Lawsuit: From Complaint to Judgment.”
Mr. Diaz’s practice focuses on breach of contract, class actions, data privacy, and antitrust. His presentation followed the process of a lawsuit through each major stage, beginning with the complaint and the defendant’s response, either a motion to dismiss or an answer. He then discussed discovery and its significance in a lawsuit, before covering summary judgment, trial, post-trial motions, and appeals.
Beyond his work at the firm, Mr. Diaz is committed to pro bono service, including litigation involving EBT and food stamp benefits.
Professor Wylly is an Assistant Professor of Law who teaches Civil Procedure I and II, Business Organizations, and Pretrial Practice & Procedure. She practiced law for seven years before joining the AJMLS faculty, beginning her career as a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins LLP in New York, where she focused mainly on complex commercial litigation. She later served as in-house compliance counsel for Strategic Value Partners, a private equity firm in Greenwich, Connecticut. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A., with High Distinction, from the University of Virginia.