Jessica Vogele

Jessica Vogele is an associate in the firm’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. She focuses her practice on complex private investment litigation and commercial disputes and government and internal investigations. Jessica also has an active pro bono practice, including representing indigent criminal defendants and the wrongfully convicted. She joined the firm in 2021.

Jessica’s recent representations include:

• A major cannabis company in an arbitration alleging breach of contract and consumer protection claims 
• Medical professionals in an Anti-SLAPP action arising from the filing of a Citizens Petition with the FDA 
• A global financial institution in defense of a litigation seeking recovery of interest payments on restrained assets
• Private hospitality companies in defense of a litigation alleging unjust enrichment and civil RICO claims
• A leading REIT in litigation related to disputes with its former external manager
• A nationwide mortgage lender and servicer in an anti-kickback case seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages brought under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974
• The former chairman of the board of a global financial institution in connection with securities litigation and various government investigations
• The former CFO of a technology company in connection with securities litigation and an SEC investigation
• The former managing director of a digital asset company in connection with an FBI investigation
• A national digital asset exchange in connection with various government investigations
• An industrial supply company in an internal investigation relating to an audit of internal controls

In 2022-2023, Jessica gained significant courtroom experience during a six-month rotation at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, where she served as a Special Assistant District Attorney. During that time, she prosecuted numerous felony and misdemeanor cases, which included presenting evidence to grand juries and conducting evidentiary hearings and a jury trial.

Jessica came to Goodwin after clerking for Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold and District Judge I. Leo Glasser in the Eastern District of New York. Prior to that, Jessica served as a senior court attorney for the Central Legal Research Staff at the New York Court of Appeals, where she prepared comprehensive internal reports on civil motions for leave to appeal, appeals as of right, and appeals selected for sua sponte merits disposition.

While attending law school, Jessica was the Constitutional Law Notes Editor of the Touro Law Review and a teaching assistant for Contracts I and II. She also served as a writing coach at the school’s Writing Center.

Jessica is a member of the New York City Bar Association.

Jessica co-authors Goodwin’s Securities Snapshot, a bi-weekly newsletter produced by the firm, which highlights and summarizes important litigation news from across the industry.

Author, “Associational Discrimination: How Far Can It Go?,” 32 TOURO L. REV. 921, 2016

Author, “Municipal Regulation and the Compassionate Care Act – Preemption or Local Control?,” NEW YORK ZONING LAW AND PRACTICE REPORT (Nov. 2016/Dec. 2016)

Author, “Where’s the Fair Use? The Takedown of Let’s Play and Reaction Videos on YouTube and the Need for Comprehensive DMCA Reform,” 33 TOURO L. REV. 589, 2017