Press Release
Press Release
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Meyer
03.04.26
Further deepening its national trial-ready bench, Pillsbury welcomes Jenna Reed as Counsel in its Washington, D.C. office. An experienced prosecutor and U.S. Marine Corps Officer, Reed joins the firm following a distinguished tenure as a Senior Trial Attorney within the Human Rights and Special Prosecution Section (HRSP) of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division.
Reed, who has extensive experience managing complex federal and cross-border litigation, has led specialized teams in high-stakes transnational investigations and litigated complex cases involving human trafficking, cybercrimes, national security, and international human rights violations at the DOJ. Her arrival reinforces Pillsbury’s ability to navigate the increasingly related issues of government enforcement, data privacy, and corporate responsibility, and enhances the firm’s broader technology disputes & investigations capabilities.
“Beyond her fantastic trial experience, Jenna’s experience at the DOJ, particularly her work on sensitive technology disputes and investigations, adds immense value to our litigation and government investigations teams,” said Deborah Baum, Pillsbury’s Global Head of Litigation. “Her ability to bridge the gap between complex digital evidence and international legal frameworks is exactly what our clients need in today's environment.”
Before her time at the HRSP, Reed served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Kentucky, where she first-chaired 29 jury trials to verdict in federal courts, assisted in drafting the DOJ’s 2023 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and led the implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking. She also served as a Judge Advocate General officer for nearly a decade. Her military legal excellence was recognized in February 2016 when she was selected as the Counsel of the Year for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Reed’s arrival at Pillsbury follows those of several other DOJ alumni, including partner Jennifer Kennedy Gellie, former Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section in the National Security Division; partner Markenzy Lapointe, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; counsel Jeffrey Izant, former Acting Chief of Staff in the Criminal Division; counsel Christoffer Lee, former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California; partner Chris Caffarone, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; counsel Dylan Aste, former Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Diego; and partner Anne Voigts, who served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the appellate sections of the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Central Districts of California.
Pillsbury's trial-ready litigation group has top-of-market reputation and is known for winning high-stakes engagements in complex cross-border disputes, investigations, and bet-the-company cases. The firm’s deep roster of litigators spans a variety of disciplines and includes substantial government experience, including former U.S. Attorneys, Assistant U.S. Attorneys and other federal prosecutors.