Emma Thompson has nearly two decades of legal experience advising companies at all stages of growth in both private practice and as General Counsel. Emma’s practice at Scale focuses on serving as outside general counsel to companies of all sizes, negotiating and drafting a wide range of commercial and strategic agreements, conducting M&A, and providing support on employment, compliance, IP, and litigation-related matters. She brings a hands-on, pragmatic, and business-minded approach to help facilitate business objectives and manage risk on behalf of her clients.
Previously, Emma served as General Counsel for over twelve years at Pyrotek Incorporated, a 3,500+ employee global engineering firm, overseeing the legal aspects of Pyrotek's domestic and international operations, including strategic transactions, M&A, litigation management, and compliance. Emma lives in Spokane, WA with her family and is passionate about sustainability, mindfulness/mental health and literacy/education.
Outside General Counsel
Operations
M&A
Compliance
Pyrotek Incorporated (GC)
Hershner Hunter
Randall Danskin
University of Oregon Law School
University of Oregon
Washington
Oregon
Scale Your Boutique Practice
I knew we could "do well while doing good" by providing quality counsel and balancing it with our service efforts, but I reached a point where I couldn't grow the firm any further on my own. My dream clients were out of reach with a team of our size, and I didn't know if my family could handle the additional years of effort it would take to grow organically.
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Celebrating Women's Creativity at Scale
As we celebrate the collective achievements of women on this International Women's Day, we asked several of the many talented women at Scale to share their insights on fostering creativity as legal practitioners and advising clients that are on the cutting-edge of innovation.
