Jessica Lewis

Experience

Jessica is a recognized thought leader and sought-after speaker on securities law and the legal profession. She publishes widely on key industry topics, including federal forum selection clauses, AI corporate governance issues, litigation trends and emerging issues in securities law.

In addition to her legal insights, Jessica actively advocates for workplace equity and gender inclusivity. She advises on firm policies to support working parents, champions mentorship programs for underrepresented attorneys and consults on initiatives aimed at fostering inclusion. Her leadership has earned her formal recognition, including the Mentor & Mentee Collaboration award from Corporate Counsel’s 2024 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards.

Jessica’s dedication to bridging legal theory with practice is exemplified by her annual guest lectures at Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School, where she shares her insights on strategic discovery practices and complex litigation.

Practice Areas

Jessica Lewis is a Silicon Valley-based litigator specializing in high-stakes securities litigation, complex class actions and corporate governance disputes. Her strategic insight and trial-readiness make her a trusted advocate for organizations navigating significant legal challenges. Jessica’s career blends expertise, innovation and a results-driven approach to deliver exceptional outcomes for her clients.

Securities Litigation Expertise:

Early in her career, Jessica played a leading role in defending the embattled blood-testing technology company, Theranos, in numerous investor class actions. Despite the odds, Jessica and her team successfully defeated numerous investors’ attempts to certify class actions against the company. Since then, she has leveraged her securities law and corporate governance expertise to handle disputes involving shareholder derivative claims, regulatory actions and governance challenges.

Jessica has extensive experience with Delaware law, addressing mergers-related challenges and governance disputes in the country’s most prominent corporate law jurisdiction.

Complex Class Action Expertise and Trial Advocacy:

Jessica’s practice extends to managing complex class actions, including cases involving claims under RICO, California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL), federal securities laws and state consumer protection statutes.

Her trial-readiness is a cornerstone of her practice. Early in her career, Jessica served as a Special Assistant District Attorney, where she first-chaired 15 trials and over a dozen hearings, gaining invaluable courtroom experience. Since then, Jessica’s ability to craft compelling narratives, manage intricate procedural hurdles and collaborate effectively with trial teams has consistently delivered favorable outcomes for her clients in class actions, securities disputes and regulatory enforcement matters.

Commitment to Pro Bono:

Jessica has played a pivotal role in landmark initiatives, including an extraordinary writ petition challenging California’s death penalty under the state’s Equal Protection guarantees.

Jessica has also achieved meaningful outcomes in individual pro bono cases, including securing a rare jury verdict with punitive damages in a First Amendment retaliation case.

Personal

JD, Harvard Law School, 2012

cum laude

Advising Committee Chair, Board of Student Advisers, Line Editor, Harvard International Law Journal

BA, Public Policy and Hispanic Studies, Hamilton College, 2007

summa cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa