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Practice Expertise
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Employment Law
- Employment Litigation, Workplace ...
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Employment Law
- Employment Litigation, Workplace ...
- Commercial Real Estate Workouts and ...
- Founders & Entrepreneurs
- Litigation
- White Collar Defense and Investigations View More
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Profile
Jacqueline Bonneau is Counsel in the firm's Litigation department. Her practice focuses on employment and complex commercial litigation and investigations. Ms. Bonneau advises a variety of employers, including nonprofit organizations, professional associations, educational institutions and major corporations in connection with a range of employment compliance issues. She conducts internal investigations on behalf of senior management and boards of directors concerning sensitive allegations of employee misconduct and defends clients in response to inquiries from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Ms. Bonneau also represents clients through all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, mediation, trial, and appeal. From 2012 to 2014, Ms. Bonneau served as a law clerk to the Hon. Janet Bond Arterton of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Ms. Bonneau was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch for 2021 and 2022 in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment.
Representative Matters
Employment Counseling
Advice and counseling to employers with respect to employment compliance issues, including disability and accommodations, discrimination and harassment, workplace safety, wage and hour laws, and employee hiring, discipline, and termination.
Advice and counseling to boards of directors on the development and enforcement of anti-discrimination policies in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Advice and counseling to educational institutions with respect to Title IX and FERPA compliance.
Negotiation of employment contracts, offer letters, and severance agreements.
Internal & Government Investigations
Conducted internal investigation of national origin and gender discrimination and financial impropriety on behalf of hospital system.
Conducted internal investigation of allegations of bullying, workplace discrimination, and sexual harassment on behalf of multinational law firm.
Conducted internal investigations of allegations of gender, religious, national origin, and race discrimination and implicit bias on behalf of nonprofit organizations.
Conducted internal investigation of allegations of whistleblower retaliation and compliance violations on behalf of global healthcare company.
Defended pharmaceutical company in connection with price-fixing investigations by state attorneys general and U.S. Department of Justice.
Defended non-profit organization in connection with fraud investigation by district attorney.
Defended and conducted investigations on behalf of corporations and individuals in connection with potential allegations arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and federal securities and healthcare fraud laws.
Litigation
Represented cryptocurrency company before OSHA in connection with whistleblower complaint.
Represented financial guaranty insurers bringing claims in state court against investment banks that sponsored and originated residential mortgage-backed securities, including trials of breach of contract claims in New York Supreme Court.
Defended law firms in connection with claims of legal malpractice.
Defended pet food and consumer products manufacturers in cases involving false advertising claims.
Defended nonprofit animal hospital in litigations arising out of employee terminations in connection with Equal Pay Act, whistleblower retaliation, defamation, and tortious interference claims.
Represented home health care agency in connection with a putative wage and hour class action.
Represented professional association in an EEOC mediation relating to allegations of age discrimination.
Pro Bono
Represented group of nursing home residents challenging constitutional and statutory violations in the administration of the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver Program by the New York State Department of Health and its contractor.
Represented military veteran in connection with an application for a discharge upgrade.
Defended public employer in connection with claims of religious discrimination and retaliation.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- New York
Education
- Columbia Law School (J.D., 2011)
- Executive Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service (B.S., magna cum laude, 2008)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Employment Law
- Employment Litigation, Workplace Investigations, and Compliance
- Commercial Real Estate Workouts and Litigation
- Founders & Entrepreneurs
- Litigation
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: "Hot Topics in Nonprofit Law: Nonprofit Speech and Conduct in a Polarized World," New York City Bar Association CLE Webinar (October 16, 2024); "New York Practice: The What, Where & How of Commencing a Lawsuit and Serving Parties,” New York City Bar CLE Webinar (June 27, 2024; June 29, 2023; July 21, 2022; July 15, 2021; July 23, 2020); "Litigating Yellowstone Injunctions: Key Legal Considerations and Recent Developments," PLI Webinar (July 7, 2021)
Articles
Additional Articles
- Editor and Co-Manager of the Commercial Disputes Digest
- Co-Author, "New York Commercial Division Updates Rules on Motion Papers and Rules on Motions in Limine," ABA's Recent Developments in Business Courts 2024 (March 7, 2024)
- Co-Author, Three-Part Article for Westlaw titled "Yellowstone Injunctions: Tolling the Cure Period in New York Lease Disputes”
- Co-Author, “Key Legal Considerations in Obtaining and Defending Against ‘Yellowstone’ Injunctions,” New York Law Journal (June 18, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Trends in CLO Collateral and Performance," Bloomberg Law (October 2020)
- Co-Author, "NY Lenders May Face Barriers In Real Estate Dispositions," Law360 (September 21, 2020)
- Co-Author, Two-Part Article for Business Crimes Bulletin on The Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions in 2018
- Co-Author, Two-Part Article for Business Crimes Bulletin on Disproportionate Asset Forfeitures
- Part 1: "Challenging Disproportionate Forfeitures," May 2, 2018
- Part 2: "Addressing Disproportionate Forfeitures: Refining The Bajakajian Analysis," June 6, 2018
- Co-Author, "In Rare Ruling Vacating Sentence as Procedurally, Substantively Unreasonable, Second Circuit Expounds on the Role of Mercy," Bloomberg BNA's White Collar Crime Report (January 10, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Supreme Court Unanimously Holds SEC Disgorgement Is Subject to Five-Year Limitations Period," Bloomberg BNA's White Collar Crime Report (June 9, 2017)
- Note, "Combating Foreign Bribery: Legislative Reform in the United Kingdom and Prospects for Increased Global Enforcement," 49 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 365 (2011)
Blogs
Data Security Law Blog
DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...
Misbranded
Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).
New York Commercial Division Decisions
The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...
Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog
The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important and thoughtful opinions on many subjects, including the criminal law. We review every published criminal law opinion handed down by the Second Circuit in order to provide you with a summary of the hol
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