Jennifer M. Keas is an associate with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Distribution & Franchise and Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practices.
Ms. Keas has experience assisting Foley's clients with a broad range of complex litigation matters, including:
· Class action defense in matters pending before state and federal courts
· Defense of claims filed under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) and related federal and state unfair trade practice and consumer protection laws
· Defense of claims filed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), including a favorable outcome in Yankee Gas Services Co. v. UGI Utilities, Inc., 616 F. Supp. 2d 228, 231 n. 1 (D. Conn. 2009)
· Multidistrict settlement in a series of class action lawsuits in the consumer protection arena
Ms. Keas has also assisted defendants and plaintiffs in telecommunications, franchise, breach of contract, labor and employment and bankruptcy disputes, as well as in investigations and enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.
Ms. Keas also made a significant commitment to pro bono work, obtaining favorable outcomes for clients in child custody, landlord tenant and Social Security benefits matters. Ms. Keas is a member of Foley's Recruiting Committee and the Charity Committee for the DC office.
Ms. Keas graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2006), where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and graduated with distinction. While attending law school, Ms. Keas was a member of the first place team and the best oral advocate in the National Women Law Student Association's Sojourner Truth Moot Court competition (2005). She earned her B.A., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin (2003).