Jennifer Selendy is a founding and managing partner of Selendy & Gay.
Jennifer is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer who has been named a “Distinguished Leader” by the New York Law Journal and recognized among Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America.” She specializes in complex and high-stakes disputes for plaintiffs and defendants and is also frequently tapped for sensitive internal and governmental investigations in areas that include antitrust, financial misconduct, and sensitive employment-related matters.
Jennifer’s areas of expertise include antitrust, energy, financial services and products, investment disputes, RICO, bankruptcy, domestic and international arbitration, and cross-border disputes. She has represented a number of private equity and private investment companies in precedent-setting litigation, and represents a number of renewable energy companies and interests in cutting edge litigation matters aimed at protecting competition in power generation for the benefit of consumers.
Jennifer has an active public interest practice, focusing on poverty and women’s rights, climate change, and education. In the matter of Thompson v. MacDonald, she served as lead trial counsel and won an injunction against the State of Maryland mandating delivery of federal benefits and services to indigent children and families; for this result, she received the Pro Bono Service Award from the Homeless Persons Representation Project of Baltimore. Jennifer represents Vote Solar before the State of Utah Public Service Commission to determine the value of solar energy in the state’s net metering program and she litigated against Rocky Mountain Power in its attempt to end net metering in Utah. She also volunteered her services on multiple matters for New Leaders for New Schools.
Jennifer received her law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School after completing an M.Phil. in International Relations at Oxford (St. Antony’s) as a Marshall Scholar. Since 2012, she has served as the board chairman for the National Center for Law & Economic Justice. Jennifer is also the co-founder and board chairman of The Speyer Legacy School, an independent K-8 school for gifted children that focuses on identifying and educating low-income, high-achieving children in New York City.
Last updated Aug 2020
