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Provided by Jackie Celender
Jackie Celender is a partner and trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, international arbitration, and class action defense.
Jackie has extensive experience litigating disputes in the areas of commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, closely held business disputes, and product liability claims, in a variety of industries and sectors, with a particular focus on manufacturing, aerospace, specialty chemical, and energy. Jackie also has significant experience defending mass tort actions and class actions in state and federal courts. She has served as lead trial counsel, and tried numerous international (ICC, SCC, ICDR) and US-based (AAA) commercial arbitrations to conclusion.
Jackie works actively with her clients to develop and implement innovative and cost-effective strategies and solutions to mitigate risks. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation for the last three years.
Board Member and Fellow, The Wendell G. Freeland Society
Co-Chair (2022-2023) and Member (current), National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) Women in International Arbitration Affinity Group
Member, ArbitralWomen
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Women’s Leadership Council
Firm Service
Practice Group Coordinator, Commercial Disputes (2020-present)
Chair, Associate Development Committee (current)
Chair (2019-2022) and Member (current), K&L Gates Pittsburgh Diversity Committee; Member (2019-2022), K&L Gates Firmwide Diversity Committee
Pittsburgh City Lead (Co-Chair) (2013-2015) and Mentor, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Success in Law School Mentoring Program
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member of Host Committee for American Society of International Law (ASIL) Mid-Year Meeting, Pittsburgh (2023)
"Exploring opportunities, trends and risks in the manufacturing industry: Q&A with women leaders at K&L Gates LLP," Pittsburgh Business Times, 1 August 2023
"ALI's Medical-Monitoring Proposal May Encourage Claims,” Law360, 28 June 2023
Rebutting the “Agency” Defense to Tortious Interference Claims, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Spring 2015, Vol. 25, No. 2, 11 August 2015
Rebutting the "Agency" Defense to Tortious Interference Claims against National Indemnity Company and Resolute Management, paper submitted for ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Seminar, February 2015
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (magna cum laude; University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Research Editor; Order of the Coif)
J.D.
University of Delaware (cum laude)
B.A.
Provided by Chambers
Jackie Celender assists clients with the full range of commercial litigation. She is particularly well placed to act on personal injury claims as well as class actions.
Provided by Chambers
She is great at client relations; she's sensitive to their needs and a really good legal mind, combined with her good judgment on when to fight and when to compromise.
She is responsive, proactive and strategic.
She is great at client relations; she's sensitive to their needs and a really good legal mind, combined with her good judgment on when to fight and when to compromise.
She is responsive, proactive and strategic.
