Biography
Jacqueline Bonneau is Counsel in the Firm's Litigation department. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, white collar defense and internal investigations, and employment law. 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
Representation of financial guaranty insurers bringing claims in state court against investment banks that sponsored and originated residential mortgage-backed securities, including trial of breach of contract claims in New York Supreme Court.
Representation of pet food and consumer products manufacturers in cases involving false advertising claims.
Investigations and representations of corporations in connection with potential allegations arising under the Sherman Act; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and other federal laws.
Representation of corporations in connection with investigations by state attorneys general and district attorneys.
Representation of individuals in connection with potential allegations arising under federal securities law. Representation of a drug manufacturer in connection with federal and state price-fixing investigations.
Defense of employers in internal investigations and before administrative agencies on matters related to discrimination and retaliation complaints.
Representation of a home health care agency in connection with a putative wage and hour class action.
Representation of a professional association in an EEOC mediation relating to allegations of age discrimination.
Advice to boards of directors on the development and enforcement of anti-discrimination policies in the wake of #MeToo.
Pro Bono
Representation of a 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.
Representation of a military veteran in connection with an application for a discharge upgrade.
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- New York
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: "New York Practice: The What, Where & How of Commencing a Lawsuit and Serving Parties,” New York City Bar CLE Webinar (July 15, 2021; July 23, 2020); "Litigating Yellowstone Injunctions: Key Legal Considerations and Recent Developments," PLI Webinar (July 7, 2021)
- Editor and Co-Manager of the NY Commercial Division Blog
- Co-Author, Two-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)