Jennifer Kennedy-Park
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Band 4
About
Provided by Jennifer Kennedy-Park
Practice Areas
Jennifer Kennedy Park’s practice focuses on white-collar defense, enforcement actions, crisis management, and complex disputes. She has handled some of the most complicated matters affecting corporate entities in recent years, including representing companies in litigation and investigations related to the financial crises, the #MeToo movement, environmental disasters, the crypto collapse and the diesel emissions scandal.
Jennifer’s clients are a whose-who of California headquartered companies as well as prominent global companies. Jennifer also has an extensive history of representing clients in California federal and state courts, especially in the Northern District of California. She has nearly unparalleled global experience when compared to others in the California rankings, which includes appearances before the DOJ, FRB, OCC, CFTC, SEC, DFS, FINRA, OFAC, state attorney generals, European Commission, UK FCA, SFO, and other global authorities. She has even been called upon by the federal government (the FDIC) and New York state to conduct independent investigations and to release such findings publicly. Clients routinely praise her by saying “she is hard-working and all-around excellent“ and "her skills and analysis are crucial to the overall strategy of a case."
Career
Jennifer joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2012. J.D., magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief, The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law Annual Review, Georgetown University Law Center (2002); B.A., with honors, Boston College (1999).
Professional Memberships
Member, Women in White Collar Defense Association
Member, YWCA Academy of Women Leaders
Member, (914) Cares Board of Directors
Member, Kate Stoneman Project
Member, New York Bar
Chambers Review
USA
Jennifer Kennedy-Park of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is held in particularly high esteem for her representation of financial institutions facing investigations and enforcement actions brought by a range of US and international agencies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jennifer is an outstanding attorney and her witness examinations were excellent."
"You can put her in front of senior management when we have to make difficult calls and she has really explained the situation clearly and has management agree with her. Her mastery of facts is excellent and her ability to master highly complex, different areas of our business is better than some of our employees."
"She has been a very important voice helping with strategy. She is a very thoughtful attorney who provides practical advice and is not afraid to give her perspective - few other attorneys have been as helpful as Jennifer."
"I really like her; she has a great legal and strategic mind and I've been impressed with her problem solving."
"Jennifer is an outstanding attorney and her witness examinations were excellent."
"You can put her in front of senior management when we have to make difficult calls and she has really explained the situation clearly and has management agree with her. Her mastery of facts is excellent and her ability to master highly complex, different areas of our business is better than some of our employees."
"She has been a very important voice helping with strategy. She is a very thoughtful attorney who provides practical advice and is not afraid to give her perspective - few other attorneys have been as helpful as Jennifer."
"I really like her; she has a great legal and strategic mind and I've been impressed with her problem solving."