Jenny Pelaez

Recent Litigation Matters

• Representing a large financial institution in connection with all civil litigation arising out of alleged LIBOR manipulation, alleging antitrust, commodities manipulation and other claims.
• Obtained dismissal of putative class actions asserting antitrust, RICO, and CEA claims against a large international financial institution based on alleged manipulation of ICE LIBOR.
• Obtained dismissal of a putative class action asserting antitrust, RICO, CEA and common law claims against a large international financial institution based on alleged manipulation of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate.
• Representing a large financial institution in connection with all merchant and consumer antitrust litigation concerning the setting of payment card interchange fees.
• Representing a large international financial institution in litigation alleging unlawful spoofing and naked short selling in the market for certain securities.
• Representing a large international financial institution in a putative antitrust class action alleging anticompetitive activity affecting variable rate debt obligations.
• Represented a national bank in putative class action asserting federal and state law claims related to debit cards used for government payments.
• Representing accounting firm in putative securities fraud and derivative shareholder class actions arising from alleged collusion to conceal accounting misstatement.
• Obtained dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of federal securities law by a multinational commodity trading company.
• Obtained dismissal of putative securities fraud and derivative shareholder class actions against technology company arising from the company’s financial projection statements.
• Representing financial software company in shareholder demand to inspect books and records related to participation in federal tax initiative.
• Representing owner of prominent structure in action to enforcement construction warranties.

Regulatory Matters

• Representing medical device company in responding to a Department of Justice civil investigative demand related to compliance with Anti-Kickback Statute.
• Representing accounting firm in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board inquiry related to client’s litigation liability estimates.
• Representing payment card services company in responding to Attorney General Civil Investigative Demand related to alleged disparate treatment of consumers.
• Representing media platform responding to inquiries from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding advertising practices.

Corporate Counseling

• Advising hedge fund on managing litigation exposure risk related to new venture.
• Advising general contractor on subcontractor disputes in large commercial construction projects.
• Advising cannabis company regarding enforcing duties in purchase agreement.
• Advising entertainment corporation in addressing harassment of executive officer.

Pro Bono

• Representing health care providers in challenging abortion restrictions in Indiana and Ohio.
• Co-authored amicus brief before New York Court of Appeal in case that altered rules for instructing juries on cross-racial identification.
• Successfully obtained religious and health accommodations on behalf of incarcerated client.
• Representing trafficking victim in prosecution of trafficker and successfully obtaining T-Visa.
• Advising public defender office regarding protections for criminal defendants during COVID-19 pandemic.

Jenny Pelaez focuses her practice on complex commercial and class action litigation at the trial and appellate levels. She has extensive experience representing a diverse group of clients in high-stakes matters involving claims under antitrust, securities and consumer protection laws, as well as a variety of contract and tort claims. She also regularly represents public companies and individuals in a wide range of industries in securities class action and derivative litigation. Her clients include companies in the financial services, accounting, technology, and entertainment industries.

Jenny also maintains a robust pro bono practice, including in the areas of reproductive rights, immigration law, public benefits, criminal procedure and prisoner’s rights.

Prior to joining the firm, Jenny clerked with the Honorable Pamela K. Chen of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She worked for two years as a fellow at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, where she litigated class actions seeking to reform policies and practices affecting low-income populations, including claims under the federal Due Process Clause, Food Stamp Act, Medicaid Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. Previously, she was a law clerk for the Honorable Frank Maas of the US District for the Southern District of New York.