Jessica Murzyn - NY Lawyer Profile

Jessica A. Murzyn serves as a senior attorney at Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP, a position she has held since April 2013. Ms. Murzyn specializes in advocating for both individual and institutional investors in legal disputes and arbitrations against financial institutions. Prior to her tenure at Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP, she worked as an associate at Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP from October 2008 to March 2013. During her time at Friedman Kaplan, she provided legal representation to a diverse clientele in matters such as securities, real estate, and commercial litigation and arbitrations. Notably, she successfully resolved a FINRA arbitration case on behalf of a high net worth client against their investment advisor and secured a favorable outcome for a real estate limited liability company in a JAMS arbitration. In addition, she represented an individual in an SEC enforcement action at the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, involving allegations of insider trading and reporting violations. Ms. Murzyn has also represented various corporate clients in government investigations, bankruptcy proceedings, and legal disputes encompassing securities, RICO, contract, and insurance claims. Ms. Murzyn launched her legal career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in 1999, where she provided legal counsel to corporations and financial entities in matters related to securities, insurance, RICO, commercial litigation, and government investigations. She earned her Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999 and her Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbia University in 1994. Ms. Murzyn is a licensed member of the New York State Bar and is authorized to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an active member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.