Jesse Jensen, a BLB&G partner, prosecutes securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of the firm’s institutional investor clients. He practices out of the firm’s New York office.
Since joining the firm in 2016, Jesse has helped investors recover hundreds of millions of dollars lost from corporate fraud and misconduct. Highlights of his litigation career since joining BLB&G include:
- In re Kraft Heinz Securities Litigation: Securing a $450 million recovery for investors arising from alleged misstatements concerning the sustainability of Kraft Heinz’s cost-cutting measures and its brand investment and operations—the third largest U.S. securities class action recovery of 2023 and the second largest ever in the Northern District of Illinois.
- In re Wilmington Trust Securities Litigation: Prosecuting the securities fraud class action against Wilmington Trust and achieving a recovery of $210 million—the second largest securities class action recovery ever obtained in the District of Delaware and among the top 10 in the Third Circuit.
- Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association v. comScore, Inc.: Litigating the securities class action against comScore related to the company’s alleged accounting fraud and achieving a recovery of $110 million.
- Roofer’s Pension Fund v. Papa et al.: Prosecuting the securities case against Perrigo, which asserted claims on behalf of both U.S. and Israeli investors under U.S. and Israeli law. The class action was recently resolved for $97 million.
- In re Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Securities Litigation: Securing a $95 million recovery for investors related to illegal payments made to Indian government officials by Cognizant and its top executives.
Jesse has also secured significant recoveries for investors in several other securities class actions, including concerning Navient Corporation ($35 million), Synchrony Financial ($34 million), Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. ($32 million), Virtus Investment Partners ($22 million), Frontier Communications ($15.5 million), Willis Towers Watson ($90 million), and more.
A respected thought leader, Jesse regularly provides legal commentary on securities-related issues, including in articles published in Law360, Bloomberg Law, and The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, as well as in teaching seminars hosted by Practising Law Institute and in other public engagements.
In addition to being a prolific litigator and thought leader, Jesse has an active pro bono practice and is dedicated to serving clients and communities through pro bono work. Jesse leads BLB&G’s pro bono efforts, including overseeing the firm’s involvement with the Incarcerated Mothers Project.
In recognition of his professional achievements, Jesse has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under” and “Future Stars” lists. He has also been named a “Rising Star” for seven years by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers and named to Lawdragon’s “500 X – The Next Generation” and “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” lists.
Prior to joining the firm, Jesse was a litigation associate at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, where he represented accounting firms, banks, investment firms, and high-net-worth individuals in complex commercial, securities, commodities, and professional liability civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He also gained considerable experience in responding to investigations and inquiries by government regulators such as the SEC and CFTC. In addition, Jesse litigated several pro bono civil rights cases, including a federal suit in which he secured a favorable settlement for an inmate alleging physical abuse by corrections officers.
Jesse received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served as Staff Editor of the NYU Journal of Law and Business. He received his B.A. in English Literature, with honors, from the University of Washington.