Jess Krannich
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 3
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Jess M. Krannich is a litigation partner in the Salt Lake City office and a member of Kirkland’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. A seasoned trial lawyer, Jess has won nearly twenty jury and bench trials, arbitrations and injunctive hearings. He also has a strong record of obtaining early wins in large, complex cases through motion practice and strategic case development. Jess has won multiple zero-liability or zero-damages awards on behalf of defendants, resulting in billions of dollars in savings, and has recovered over $500 million on behalf of plaintiffs. Jess is recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in the Intermountain West and is a go-to litigator for high-stakes and “bet-the-company” cases throughout the United States. Jess’s practice spans multiple types of complex commercial litigation but emphasizes competition disputes ranging from trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation to intellectual property disputes, unfair competition, and antitrust litigation. Jess also has extensive experience in tort and product liability litigation and has represented clients in a variety of regulatory actions. Many of his cases involve class actions or consolidated multi-district litigation.
Professional Memberships
Member, Board of Governors, Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce; Adjunct Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 2012–Present; Member & Officer, Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar, 2013–2022
Personal
University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D., 2005; University of Utah, B.S., Political Science, with Honors, 2002
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