Jennifer M. Driscoll-Chippendale

Ms. Driscoll-Chippendale is a partner in the Antitrust and Trade Regulation practice group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Driscoll-Chippendale's practice focuses on antitrust investigations, litigation and counseling. She has represented clients in international cartel investigations, merger investigations before the European Commission and Sherman Act Section Two class action lawsuits in federal courts.

Active in the ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Jennifer is the Vice Chair of the International Committee and Chair of the Section's 2010 Fall Forum.  She has spoken on international cartel and unilateral conduct panels and has written articles and papers on those topics.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Jennifer worked at law firms in New York, Paris and London. She worked on behalf of the first company to lose a grant of amnesty from the US Department of Justice, as well as other high-profile antitrust matters. She also worked on high-profile litigation matters, such as the World Trade Center insurance coverage dispute.

Reflecting her international practice strengths, Jennifer studied at the 1999 Summer Institute of International and Comparative Law at the Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne. She is proficient in French.

Education

• J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2000, Symposium Editor, Journal of International Economic Law
• M.P.A., Cornell University, 1996
• B.S., Cornell University, 1993

Admissions

• District of Columbia, 2008
• England and Wales, 2005 (non-practising)
• US District Courts, Southern and Eastern District of New York, 2002
• New York, 2001

Languages

• French

Honors

• Legal 500, 2012

Memberships

• Women Attorneys Leadership Council (member)
• Penn Law LAS Board of Directors

Articles

• Chinese Outbound Newsletter - March 2013, March 11, 2013

• A Window into Washington: Recent Developments in U.S. Antitrust Enforcement, Summer 2011 (Chinese Version)
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Mayer Brown Int'l Antitrust Duo, Law360, September 21, 2009
• Contributor to the American Bar Association's Response to the European Commission's Article 82 Discussion Paper
• "Sentencing Individuals in Antitrust Cases: The Proper Balance," (co-authored with Donald C. Klawiter), Antitrust Magazine, 2009
• "Antitrust Compliance in the Age of multi-Jurisdictional Leniency: New Ideas and New Challenges," (co-authored with Donald C. Klawiter), The Antitrust Review of the Americas, 2009
• "A New Approach to Compliance: True Corporate Leniency for Executives," (co-authored with Donald C. Klawiter), Antiturst Magazine, 2008
• "Standard-Setting Policies and the Rule of Reason: When Does the Shield Become a Sword?" Global Competition Policy, 2008
• “Developments: The Urge to Converge—The New EU Discussion Paper on Abuse of a Dominant Position,” (co-authored with Ronald W. Davis)Antitrust Magazine, 2006
• Report on Presentation by EU Commissioner Kroes — “The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same,” published by the American Bar Association, 2005
• “It's a Small World After All: Conflicts of Laws and Copyright Infringement on the Information Superhighway,U. Pa. J. Int'l Econ. L., 1999
• “Protecting Speech, and Children, On-Line,” (co-authored with Daniel H. Weiner) New York Law Journal, July 21, 1997

Antitrust Law Blog Articles

• "Comcast v. Behrend Sets a Higher Bar for Class Certification," April 1, 2013
• "JFTC Releases Survey on Corporate Compliance Efforts and Recommends Best Practices," December 6, 2012
• "Antitrust Division Will Not Challenge Health Care Cost Information Exchange Program in California", June 3, 2010
• "A Window into Washington: Proposed Legislation to Prohibit Resale Price Maintenance Agreements", April 28, 2010
• "Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Travel Agent Commission Antitrust Claims", November 10, 2009

Speeches

• When Enforcement Cultures Collide: Best Practices for Antitrust Compliance Investigations in South America and Mexico (moderator), ABA Section of Antitrust Law program, June 19, 2012
• After the AUO Verdict, What Every Company (and Sales Executive) Should Know About Cartel Enforcement in the United States, Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, Atlanta, GA, March 24, 2012
• The U.S. Antitrust Focus on Asian Companies: Increasing Compliance and Reducing Risk, Japanese Commerce Association of Washington, Washington D. C., February 24, 2012
• When Enforcement Cultures Collide: Best Practices for Antitrust Compliance and Investigations in Asia (moderator), ABA Section of Antitrust Law program, July 27, 2011
• What Every Company (and Sales Executive) Should Know About Cartel Enforcement in the United States, TAITRA, Computex Taipei 2011, Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2011
• What Every Company (and Sales Executive) Should Know About Cartel Enforcement in the United States, Taiwan Transportation Manufacturers and Vehicles Association, Taipei, Taiwain, June 1, 2011
• Navigating Work/Life Issues for Women in Law: Concerns, Challenges and Choices, Penn Law Women's Luncheon and Alumnae Panel, February 23, 2011
• International Cartel Enforcement: A New Era of Cooperation (moderator), ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum, November 18, 2010
• Managing a Cartel Investigation, November 5, 2009
• Cartels and Criminal Practice Fundamentals Series, December 17, 2008
• Antitrust Conference: Criminal Cartel Investigations, October 15-16, 2008
• Vice Chair, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Antitrust Masters Course 2008
• Houston Bar Association, Antitrust Enforcement Update, January 24, 2008
• Law Seminars International Complex IP Licensing Conference: "It's a Brave New World: Microsoft in the EU and Beyond," June 21, 2007
• ABA Antitrust Basics Brown Bag Series: Criminal Practice and Procedure, May 16, 2007
• PLI 46th Annual Advanced Antitrust Seminar, February 2, 2007

Events

• Antitrust and Anti-Corruption Enforcement: What Every International Company Needs to Know, September 16, 2010
• Managing a Cartel Investigation, November 5, 2009