A woman with straight, shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a black blazer, pearl necklace, and pearl earrings, smiles at the camera in a brightly lit law offices hallway known for supporting Chicago lawyers.

크리스티나 M. 케네디

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크리스티나 M. 케네디

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[email protected]

Orlando 407.244.7137

섹터

연습 영역

교육

University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008)
- 코이프 훈장에 선출
- Senior Articles Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- Vice President, Honor Council
- Member, Center for Ethics and Public Service – Elder Law Project
- Research assistant to a professor specializing in labor and employment law
- Kenny Nachwalter Scholar and a recipient of numerous merit scholarships, including the Deans’ Merit and the Gail and Joseph Serota scholarships
- Participated in the litigation skills program where she was awarded “honors” in both pretrial and trial skills courses
Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 2005)
- 정치학
- Environmental and International studies

입학

Florida
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits

Christina Kennedy is a partner and litigation attorney in Foley & Lardner LLP’s Orlando office. Christina’s practice focuses on representing clients throughout the United States in high-stakes business and complex commercial litigation, including the defense of class actions, primarily in the healthcare, financial services, retail and manufacturing industries. Christina is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action and Labor & Employment Practices and the firm’s Healthcare Industry team.

대표 경험

Christina has extensive first-chair experience litigating disputes from inception through trial and appeals, with a particular emphasis on the defense of complex commercial class actions. Christina also has experience litigating healthcare disputes in all aspects of the healthcare industry, including the defense of securities class actions, the defense of consumer class actions involving various healthcare industry participants, the defense of payors and claims administrators against various lawsuits involving ERISA or other state law claims, the defense of commercial claims and the defense of labor and employment claims.

수상 및 표창

Christina was selected as a winner of the Orlando Business Journal’s 2019 40 under 40 award. Christina was also selected for inclusion on the 2017 Florida Trend Legal Elite “Up and Comer” list for her work in commercial litigation.

커뮤니티 참여

In addition to her commitment to pro bono legal services, Christina is a member of the Board of Directors for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida Inc. In this role, Christina leads the firm’s statewide relationship with the charity for pro bono legal services and volunteerism. Christina is also a member of Leadership Orlando – Class 98.

프레젠테이션 및 출판물

Christina is a frequent author and speaker, and currently serves as one of the editors of the firm’s Consumer Class Defense Counsel blog.

기업 법률 사무소의 책상 위에는 황동 저울과 법률 서적이 놓인 나무 판사 의사봉이 놓여 있는데, 지적 재산권법을 전문으로 다루는 시카고의 변호사들에게 딱 맞습니다.

August 17, 2022 Consumer Class Defense Counsel

Please Remain Standing: 11th Circuit Rejects $35 Million GoDaddy Settlement Due to Absent Class Members Lack of Standing

In a unanimous decision late last month, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit vacated approval of a $35 million settlement between GoDaddy and a nationwide class of consumers who received automated GoDaddy marketing calls between 2014 through 2016.

고전 건축에서 흔히 볼 수 있는 수직 홈이 있는 커다란 돌기둥 여러 개가 일렬로 늘어선 모습을 클로즈업한 것으로, 유명 기업 법률 사무소 입구에서 흔히 볼 수 있는 우아한 모습입니다.

August 11, 2022 Consumer Class Defense Counsel

No Incentive Awards for Class Representatives — Eleventh Circuit Rejects Reconsideration En Banc of Its One-of-a-Kind Bar

Last week, the Eleventh Circuit declined, 7–4, to reconsider en banc a divided panel’s September 2020 decision barring incentive awards to class representatives for their work in class actions.

청명한 푸른 하늘 아래 우뚝 선 기둥과 넓은 계단, 양쪽에 세워진 동상이 있는 미국 연방 대법원 건물의 정면 모습은 전국의 법률 사무소와 소송 지원 팀에게 영감을 불어넣는다.

June 13, 2022 Blogs

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules that Waiver of Arbitration Right Does Not Require a Showing of Prejudice

In a May 23, 2022 unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled a showing that the other side has been prejudiced by a delay is not required for a party that has proceeded with litigation to waive its contractual right to arbitrate.

비즈니스 복장을 한 세 사람이 의사봉과 책이 놓인 테이블에서 법률 문서를 논의하는 모습은 기업 법률 사무소의 협업 정신을 담고 있습니다.

April 19, 2021 Blogs

Sixth Circuit Refuses to Enforce Unilateral Changes to Arbitration Provision

While the United States Supreme Court has made clear that class action waivers in arbitration clauses can be enforced, plaintiffs’ counsel continue to find creative ways to challenge these types of arbitration agreements.

2021년 2월 1일 보도 자료

폴리, 19명의 신규 파트너 선임 발표

폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 2021년 2월 1일부로 19명의 변호사를 파트너로 선임했습니다.

October 20, 2020 In the News

Kennedy, Davis Quoted in Law360 About Incentive Payments in Class Action Settlements

Partner Richard Davis and Senior Counsel Christina Kennedy were quoted in the Law360 article, “4 Tips To Get Workplace Class Action Settlements Approved,” which advised employment lawyers to consider retooling class action settlement agreements to make sure that incentive payments for lead plaintiffs don't blow up the whole deal in light of a recent Eleventh Circuit ruling.

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