Jennifer Luz

Practice Areas

Jennifer Luz, partner in the firm's Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, is a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Disputes group and focuses her securities and complex commercial litigation practice on class action and derivative litigation defense, including fiduciary duty claims, corporate governance matters, M&A-related litigation, shareholder disputes, books and records disputes, and government and internal investigations.

Jennifer represents public and private companies in the life sciences, technology, and financial services industries, as well as directors, trustees and officers. She specializes in securities and M&A-related litigation, and litigations concerning breach of fiduciary duties, corporate governance matters, shareholder disputes, and complex contractual issues. Jennifer litigates issues arising under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including disclosure issues, fraud, accounting issues, and trading. She often advises and defends companies facing corporate governance challenges, including director and officer compensation issues and defense against activist shareholders. Her investigative practice includes conducting internal investigations for companies, boards, and board committees, and representing companies and individuals in US Securities and Exchange, FINRA, and other governmental investigations. Jennifer also advises companies on litigation risk mitigation measures.

Personal

JD, 2003

Georgetown University Law Center (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif)

BA, 2000

Providence College (summa cum laude)