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Jessica Franzetti

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Overview

Jessica Franzetti’s practice focuses on counseling and representing corporate and individual clients in regulatory enforcement actions, government investigations, white collar criminal defense matters, and internal investigations.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Jessica was a legal intern for the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, where she conducted research related to insider trading inquiries and the Securities Exchange Act. Jessica was also a legal intern for the Special Investigations Unit of the Office of the New York Attorney General, where she drafted memorandums on issues concerning executive orders and prosecutorial misconduct.

During law school, Jessica was actively involved with the Journal of International Law and the Moot Court Honor Society. She also served as a judicial intern to the Hon. Peggy Kuo, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Career & Education

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    • Securities & Exchange Commission
      Legal Intern, Division of Enforcement
    • New York
      Office of the New York Attorney General—Legal Intern, Special Investigations Unit
    • Securities & Exchange Commission
      Legal Intern, Division of Enforcement
    • New York
      Office of the New York Attorney General—Legal Intern, Special Investigations Unit
    • University of Delaware, B.A.
    • Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
    • University of Delaware, B.A.
    • Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Jessica's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.30.24

Short-Term Messages, Long-Term Consequences – New Guidelines from Antitrust Authorities on Ephemeral Messages

As collaboration tools and ephemeral messaging applications become ubiquitous in the modern workplace, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) are making clear that their content must be preserved like traditional modes of communication. On Friday, January 26, the DOJ and the FTC announced that they are updating language in their standard preservation letters and specifications for all second requests, voluntary access letters, and compulsory legal process, including grand jury subpoenas. Manish Kumar, Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division in charge of criminal enforcement, noted that both DOJ and the FTC expect that companies and their current and former employees will preserve any and all responsive messages, regardless of their default settings to autodelete. An intentional failure to produce these communications may be treated as obstruction of justice....

Representative Matters

  • Represented a major corporation in the aerospace industry in investigations by the Department of Justice into hiring practices (no-poach/nonsolicitation).
  • Represented a multinational corporation in an internal investigation into potential bid-rigging.
  • Represented AT&T Inc. in its $1.175 billion sale of its Crunchyroll business to Sony.
  • Represented a major veterinary services provider in a Federal Trade Commission merger investigation.
  • Represented several clients in DOJ and FTC antitrust investigations.

Jessica's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.30.24

Short-Term Messages, Long-Term Consequences – New Guidelines from Antitrust Authorities on Ephemeral Messages

As collaboration tools and ephemeral messaging applications become ubiquitous in the modern workplace, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) are making clear that their content must be preserved like traditional modes of communication. On Friday, January 26, the DOJ and the FTC announced that they are updating language in their standard preservation letters and specifications for all second requests, voluntary access letters, and compulsory legal process, including grand jury subpoenas. Manish Kumar, Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division in charge of criminal enforcement, noted that both DOJ and the FTC expect that companies and their current and former employees will preserve any and all responsive messages, regardless of their default settings to autodelete. An intentional failure to produce these communications may be treated as obstruction of justice....

Jessica's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.30.24

Short-Term Messages, Long-Term Consequences – New Guidelines from Antitrust Authorities on Ephemeral Messages

As collaboration tools and ephemeral messaging applications become ubiquitous in the modern workplace, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) are making clear that their content must be preserved like traditional modes of communication. On Friday, January 26, the DOJ and the FTC announced that they are updating language in their standard preservation letters and specifications for all second requests, voluntary access letters, and compulsory legal process, including grand jury subpoenas. Manish Kumar, Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division in charge of criminal enforcement, noted that both DOJ and the FTC expect that companies and their current and former employees will preserve any and all responsive messages, regardless of their default settings to autodelete. An intentional failure to produce these communications may be treated as obstruction of justice....