Jennifer Belveal

Experience

A seasoned trial lawyer, Jennifer Belveal has more than 25 years of white-collar criminal experience leading independent investigations, responses to grand jury subpoenas, and other government enforcement proceedings, crisis management, and bet-the-company litigation. She leads the firm’s Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice in Detroit, representing companies, boards, and individuals (including serving as pool counsel for multiple clients) in internal and government investigations as well as complex litigation involving both civil and criminal allegations.

“She is an impressive lawyer; she has a great demeanor, is hard-working and very smart. She’s the complete package of what a client wants in a lawyer.”

– Chambers and Partners USA

Jennifer is known for finding solutions to difficult and delicate problems. Clients and lawyers in Michigan and nationwide recognize Jennifer as a go-to lawyer for navigating complex uncharted situations. She is a top Detroit trial lawyer and has successfully handled more than 50 trials, arbitrations, and preliminary examinations. She is equally skilled in avoiding formal proceedings and criminal prosecutions, such that many of her most successful matters have never been publicly disclosed.

“Jennifer is highly skilled and competent. She knows how to be a team player and how to think independently. I would not hesitate to collaborate with her or refer a matter to her.”

– Chambers and Partners USA

Jennifer advises clients, and is a sought-after speaker by her peers on federal and state legal matters across a spectrum of industries, including automotive, manufacturing, financial transactions, securities, health care, public corruption, environmental laws, government contracting, shareholder liability, and data privacy and security. Her civil practice focuses on ESG, contracts, commercial torts, real estate, fraud, and ownership disputes.

Throughout her career, Jennifer has guided other lawyers in legal ethics. She currently serves as the Professional Responsibility Partner for Foley’s Detroit and Salt Lake City offices. In 2018, Jennifer was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary society limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction, whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and the welfare of their communities.

Jennifer also serves on the Planning Committee for the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Women in White Collar Subcommittee, and Chair of the Michigan Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association. She previously Co-Chaired the Cambridge Forum on White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Enforcement (2019-2022). Jennifer is very active in the community having served on many legal and nonprofit boards.