Jennifer L. Conn is Global Chair of the Securities Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Conn is a commercial litigator and has extensive experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on those matters involving securities, financial services, and accounting. She is recognized by Chambers USA for her securities litigation expertise. Quotes in Chambers USA from clients include: “Jennifer is a superb securities litigator. She is highly skilled and has a deep knowledge of the securities laws." and “Jennifer has the ability to be pragmatic and she is fiercely focused on what makes sense for her clients. She takes the time to understand her clients' businesses and the challenges they face.”

In addition to her practice at Paul Hastings, Ms. Conn is a Lecturer in Law at Columbia University School of Law, lecturing on securities litigation. She also regularly writes and speaks on various subjects, particularly those relating to securities litigation. For the past six years, Ms. Conn was the co-editor and a co-author of the Practicing Law Institute Treatise, Securities Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide. Ms. Conn received her Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She graduated, cum laude with distinction in all subjects, from Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, with a Bachelor of Arts in Government. Ms. Conn also was a law clerk for the Honorable Lawrence M. McKenna, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.