Kelsey C. Boehm
Senior Counsel
Kelsey Boehm is a senior counsel litigator at Foley & Lardner LLP. She represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters including class action defense, contract disputes, securities matters, and intellectual property litigation. Kelsey earns clients’ trust by developing a thorough understanding of their business objectives and crafting practical legal strategies tailored to their specific needs. She has substantial experience advising clients in the food and beverage, fashion and beauty, health care, and automotive industries. She has secured favorable results for clients across all phases of litigation, including pleading stage, discovery, summary judgment, mediation, arbitration and trials, and appeals. Kelsey is recognized not only for her strengths as a lawyer, but for her willingness to tackle difficult cases, volunteer in the community, and as an advocate for diversity in the legal profession.
Representative Experience
- Defends various food and product packaging companies against claims of false advertising and improper labeling
- Represents clients in multiple industries in connection with enforcing arbitration provisions
- Defends clients against a variety of claims under state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws, typically brought in the context of putative class actions
- Represented public and private companies in cases involving securities fraud violations and disclosure issues
- Represented a health care company during a month-long arbitration hearing, which successfully defended against $250M in breach of contract damages
- Represented reinsurance companies in arbitration hearings, including prevailing on behalf of a ceding company in a multimillion-dollar arbitration involving rate increases under yearly renewable term life-insurance contracts
- Represented a public company under SEC investigation involving revenue recognition and executive compensation issues
- Represents automobile and food manufacturers in breach of contract and warranty claims
- Represents chief executive officer and chief financial officer in securities class action involving fraud claims and disclosure issues
- Represents clients in environmental litigation, including nuisance suits brought by private landowners relating to groundwater contamination and noxious odors
- Represents e-Commerce companies in intellectual property and contract disputes
- Defends retailers against claims that product labels were false and misleading
- Represented clients in administrative proceedings relating to various issues such as environmental permits and Medicaid audits
Awards and Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2024–2026)
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions (2026)
Professional Affiliations
- Associate Advisory Board Member, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Sweet Victory in ‘Nutritional Drink’ Labeling Suit
In a sweet win for food-and-beverage defendants, the Eastern District of California dismissed, with prejudice, a putative class action challenging the labeling of Carnation Breakfast Essentials Nutritional Drink products.
Avoiding Class Action Exposure Through Early Issue Anticipation
Class action cases are on the rise in the United States with over 10,000 new class actions filed annually. Given the number of class action cases and costs associated with defending against them, companies should proactively manage class action exposure through early issue anticipation.
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