Jennifer Sarnelli 

Jennifer Sarnelli 

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Sarnelli

I’m driven by one core value: fairness. That’s why I stand up for consumers and stockholders—to make sure corporate power doesn’t go unchecked.

Overview

Experienced litigator Jennifer Sarnelli focuses her practice primarily on stockholder breaches of fiduciary duty, along with consumer and securities fraud matters.

Prior to joining G&E, Ms. Sarnelli litigated stockholder and consumer class and derivative actions at a New York law firm for 15 years. While there, and with G&E serving as co-counsel, she was part of the team that secured a $300 million settlement in In re Renren, Inc. Derivative Litigation, one of the largest cash settlements of a derivative action in history.

Jennifer previously served as a senior research policy advisor and communications specialist for the New Jersey State Legislature/ Assembly Democratic Caucus. Excelling at communicating complex legal concepts in a straightforward fashion, she also worked for a class action expert, drafting notice programs to better reach and inform class members about their legal rights.

In addition, Jennifer served as an intern in the Office of the First Lady during the Clinton Administration, contributing to Hillary Clinton’s speeches during the 1995 government shutdowns.

Areas of Focus

Corporate Governance Consumer Class Actions U.S. Securities

Experience

  • In re Cardinal Health Inc. Derivative Litigation (S.D. Ohio), ($124 million settlement); 
  • Rubenstein v. Gonzalez (AbbVie Inc. Securities Litigation) (N.D. Ill.) ($16.75 million settlement); 
  • In re Apple iPhone 4 Products Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (cash and injunctive relief settlement); 
  • Marc Opperman et al. v. Kong Technologies, Inc. et al. (Apple App Privacy class action) (N.D. Cal.) ($5.3 million settlement); 
  • In re Primedia, Inc. Stockholder Litigation (Del. Ch.) ($39 million settlement, 33% above the price accepted by the board); and 
  • In re Orchard Enterprises, Stockholder Litigation (Del. Ch.) ($10.75 million settlement, a 95% increase above the price accepted by the board). 

Outside the Office

Off the clock, I enjoy taking in a Broadway show, often with my 9-year-old son, the breakout star of his NYC public school musical troupe.

Credentials

Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law (JD, 2002)
    • Seton Hall Law Review, Comments Editor
  • The American University (BA, 1996)

Admissions

  • California
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
  • US District Court for the Central District of California
  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US District Court for the Southern District of California
  • US District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Affiliations

Community 

  • Board of Directors, PS9 (NYC public elementary school), 2021-present
    • Lead hundreds of volunteers, manage school-wide communications, plan large events, and oversee fundraising operations, raising $1M annually for a 501(c)(3) supporting education.