Jaclyn DeMais

• Defending consumer products company against claims that its mouthwash product contains PFAS and alleging mislabeling, fraud, misrepresentation, and violation of various state consumer protection statutes in putative class action.
• Defending skincare products company in putative class action alleging false and deceptive practices and breaches of warranty.
• Defending baby products company in putative class action alleging claims of violation of state consumer protection law, false advertising, breach of warranty, and negligence.
• Defending pharmaceutical company in an action alleging fraud regarding manufacturing and compliance capabilities.
• Defended Fortune 50 client against allegations of benzene contamination in consumer products in putative class action.
• Defended a haircare product distributor against mislabeling and false advertising claims in a putative nationwide class action. Secured the involuntary dismissal of all but New York state law claims on the pleadings and secured a voluntary dismissal of the rest.
• Defended a haircare company against allegations that client’s products caused hair loss in over a dozen putative class action lawsuits filed across the country involving claims of mislabeling and false advertising, which were consolidated in the Southern District of New York.
• Defeated class certification in a putative nationwide class action against a seller of luxury timeshare products and its affiliates alleging fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and civil RICO violations by purchasers of interests in a resort in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Defended the denial of class certification by defeating plaintiffs’ petition for leave to appeal in the Third Circuit.
• Defended electronics company against claims of fraud, consumer protection violations, and breaches of warranty in a putative class action on behalf of a nationwide class and several state subclasses. Obtained voluntary dismissal of claims.
• Defended a retail furniture company in a class action alleging TCPA violations, securing voluntary dismissal of the claims.
• Secured dismissal of claims against major telecommunications provider for tortious interference and trademark infringement under state and federal law.
• Represented witness in high-profile federal criminal trial alleging conspiracy and fraud against state public officials.
• Argued appeal for a pro bono client before the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

• Judicial Intern, Hon. Joan M. Azrack, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Summer 2011
• Legal Intern, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Major Economic Crimes Bureau, Fall 2011
• Legal Intern, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, Criminal Division, Spring 2012
• Intern, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Legal Unit, Summer 2012
• Legal Intern, The Children’s Law Center Clinic, Fall 2012

• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Commercial Litigation, 2022-2024
• Team Member, Benchmark Litigation’s “New Jersey Law Firm of the Year,” Shortlisted, 2024
• Team Member, The American Lawyer, “New Jersey Litigation Department of the Year,” 2022
• Team Member, Benchmark Litigation’s “New Jersey Law Firm of the Year,” Shortlisted, 2022, 2024
• Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year – New Jersey,” Finalist, 2019 
• Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal's "Class Action Litigation Department of the Year," 2016

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