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    Julia M. Jordan

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    Washington, D.C.

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    Julia Jordan is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Group and serves as Co-Head of both the Workplace Investigations and the Employment Law Groups. Her practice focuses on internal investigations, employment matters and complex commercial litigation. Many of her most important matters are resolved without public attention.

    She also represents individuals, companies and financial institutions in state and federal investigations and proceedings before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Congress, various state attorney generals and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

    Ms. Jordan is a member of the Firm’s Women’s Initiative Committee and the Pro Bono Committee. She also serves as co-hiring partner for the Washington, D.C. office.

    Government Service

    Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Jordan served as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted a wide variety of cases and tried numerous jury and bench trials.

    Professional Activities and Community Involvement

    • Board of Directors of the Washington Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
    • Board of Directors of National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
    • Former Co-Head of the Litigation Section of the D.C. Bar (July 2015 to June 2017)
    • D.C. Bar Litigation Steering Committee Member (2014–2017 Term)
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    Spotlight

    S&C Partners Jordan, High, McGimsey and Ostrager Author USA Chapter of Chambers HR Internal Investigations Guide 2025

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    S&C Obtains Another Sixth Circuit Victory for FCA US in RICO and Labor Act Litigation

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    S&C Critical Insights – Employment and Contracting Litigation After the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision

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    Experience

    Experience

    Selected Recent Investigations

    • Represented a Board of a financial institution in an internal investigation involving allegations of sexual harassment and other improprieties by a CEO, and advised the Board on employment decisions based on findings of that investigation
    • Represented a Board of a technology company in responding to whistleblower allegations alleging sexual harassment by a CEO, reporting results of that review and providing advice on employment decisions and disclosure issues stemming from that report
    • Represented a financial services company in its internal investigation of an alleged violation of Company policy by a senior executive of the company, reporting results to the Board and advising the company on the employment decisions

    • Represented an energy company in connection with the review of assertions by a senior executive that a modification in certain responsibilities gave rise to “good cause” entitling that executive to leave the company with millions in stock, and confirmed a lack of foundation of that individual’s claims
    • Represented a private school in connection with an internal investigation and inquiry by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office into alleged misconduct by a teacher
    • Represented Yeshiva University (Yeshiva) and Yeshiva University High School for Boys, one of Yeshiva’s affiliated schools, in connection with allegations of past abuse
    • Represented a large financial institution in an internal investigation relating to the Company’s compliance with certain Bank Secrecy Act obligations
    • Represented a large financial institution in connection with a review of allegations by a whistleblower relating to the Company’s anti-money laundering department
    • Represented the Audit Committee of a regional bank, in connection with investigating the accounting treatment of certain commercial loans, and reported the results of that review to banking regulators

    Selected Recent Litigation and Regulatory Representations

    • Represented Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in securing the dismissal of two proposed class actions by auto workers alleging that the company colluded against them with the United Automobile Workers
    • Represented Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in securing the dismissal of a civil action brought by the president of the United Auto Workers Local 961 seeking to stop ongoing negotiations between FCA and UAW and to temporarily block the potential sale or transfer of an FCA plant
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • Chambers USA – District of Columbia Labor & Employment (2023–2024)
    • Law360 – MVP: Employment (2020)
    • Lawdragon – 500 Leading Litigators in America (2023–2025)
    • Lawdragon – 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2020–2025)
    • Benchmark Litigation – Labor & Employment Star (Northeast) (2019–2024)

    • Benchmark Litigation – Top 50 Labor & Employment Litigator (2024–2025)
    • Benchmark Litigation – Litigation Star (2025)
    • Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers – Employment and Labor (2018–2024)
    • National Law Journal – “Employment Law Trailblazer” (2020)
    • AmLaw Litigation Daily – “Litigator of the Week” (September 2019)
    • AmLaw Litigation Daily – Runner-up, “Litigator of the Week” (August 2018 & December 2018)
    • BTI Client Service All-Star (2017)
    • The Irish Voice – One of the “Irish Legal 100” (October 2016 & October 2024)
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    News

    News

    • S&C Obtains Another Sixth Circuit Victory for FCA US in RICO and Labor Act Litigation

      December 4, 2023
    • S&C Obtains Dismissal of Workers’ RICO Lawsuit Against FCA

      April 4, 2022
    • National Homelessness Law Center Honors S&C for Pro Bono Work

      October 14, 2021
    • Julie Jordan Speaks at Webinar on Corporate Investigation Protocols

      November 23, 2020
    • Theodore Rogers, Tracy Richelle High and Julia Jordan Speak at the New York City Bar Association's Sixth Annual Employment Law Institute

      March 6, 2020
    • Sullivan & Cromwell's 14th Annual Employment Law Update

      June 20, 2019
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • S&C Partners Jordan, High, McGimsey and Ostrager Author USA Chapter of Chambers HR Internal Investigations Guide 2025

      Books February 19, 2025
    • FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Competes: Key Takeaways

      Videos May 3, 2024
    • Julie Jordan, Annie Ostrager and William Wolfe Discuss SEC Scrutiny of Employment Agreements with Practical Law

      Articles January 4, 2024
    • Employment and Contracting Litigation After the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision

      Podcasts September 6, 2023
    • S&C Litigators Author Chapters in Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts

      Books October 28, 2020
    • Supreme Court Business Review: Labor & Employment in Bostock and Comcast

      Podcasts August 21, 2020
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1996
    • Georgetown University, B.A., 1992

    Bar Admissions

    • District of Columbia
    • New York
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • Litigation
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Bank Regulatory
    • Criminal Defense & Investigations
    • Employment Law
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    • Financial Services
    • Financial Services Investigations & Litigation
    • Products Liability & Mass Torts
    • Trade Secrets
    • Workplace Investigations
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