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Band 3

Litigation: General Commercial

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

1 Years Ranked

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Provided by Jackie Celender

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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.

Professional Memberships

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)

Publications

"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

Education

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.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

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Band 3
Individual Editorial

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.

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