Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
California
4 years ranked
Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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."
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).
Member, Women in White Collar Defense Association
Member, YWCA Academy of Women Leaders
Member, Bar Association of San Francisco Criminal Justice Section Executive Committee
Member, California Bar
Member, New York Bar
Provided by Chambers
Jennifer Kennedy-Park 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.
Provided by Chambers
Jennifer Kennedy Park is a very persuasive advocate. She is a great writer and frames very complex arguments simply.
Jen is the consummate professional and goes above and beyond to deliver best-in-class advice, both legally and strategically. She is extremely sharp and becomes an expert on the issues at hand.
Jennifer has deep expertise in government agencies and processes.
We love working with Jennifer. She has a good sense of what is practical and realistic for a business.
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