Jill O'Toole is a member of the firm’s business litigation and government investigations and white collar criminal defense practice groups. She has significant experience representing clients in complex business litigation disputes involving sub-prime mortgage financial products (collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps), antitrust and trade regulation, contracts, fraud, misrepresentation, and business torts. In addition, she has experience in handling multi-district litigation, and state and federal securities class actions. Her clients include financial services companies, closely-held corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. Jill has also represented clients in appeals before the Connecticut Supreme Court on cases involving takings and eminent domain, freedom of information laws, a quasi-judicial internal affairs investigation, a town’s promotional practices, and criminal law issues.

In the area of government investigations and white collar criminal defense, Jill has represented clients in matters involving the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Stock Exchange, the New York State Banking Department, the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office, the Connecticut Insurance Department, and the Connecticut Banking Department. She has handled investigations into matters involving bribery, theft, kickbacks, conspiracy, mortgage fraud, commercial fraud, false statements, False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, terrorist financing laws, military contracts, and federal and state government contracts. She has also worked with clients to evaluate and develop compliance programs.

Jill serves on the firm’s electronic discovery committee and advises her peers and clients on electronic data preservation, collection, and review, and the e-discovery process in state and federal courts.

Before joining Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Jill was a litigation associate at the New York law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. She also served as a law clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel (D. Conn.) and U.S. District Judge Gerard L. Goettel (S.D.N.Y.).

Jill O'Toole is a member of the firm’s business litigation and government investigations and white collar criminal defense practice groups. She has significant experience representing clients in complex business litigation disputes involving sub-prime mortgage financial products (collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps), antitrust and trade regulation, contracts, fraud, misrepresentation, and business torts. In addition, she has experience in handling multi-district litigation, and state and federal securities class actions. Her clients include financial services companies, closely-held corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. Jill has also represented clients in appeals before the Connecticut Supreme Court on cases involving takings and eminent domain, freedom of information laws, a quasi-judicial internal affairs investigation, a town’s promotional practices, and criminal law issues.

In the area of government investigations and white collar criminal defense, Jill has represented clients in matters involving the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Stock Exchange, the New York State Banking Department, the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office, the Connecticut Insurance Department, and the Connecticut Banking Department. She has handled investigations into matters involving bribery, theft, kickbacks, conspiracy, mortgage fraud, commercial fraud, false statements, False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, terrorist financing laws, military contracts, and federal and state government contracts. She has also worked with clients to evaluate and develop compliance programs.

Jill serves on the firm’s electronic discovery committee and advises her peers and clients on electronic data preservation, collection, and review, and the e-discovery process in state and federal courts.

Before joining Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Jill was a litigation associate at the New York law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. She also served as a law clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel (D. Conn.) and U.S. District Judge Gerard L. Goettel (S.D.N.Y.).

EDUCATION

Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1997, cum laude, Order of the Coif

Wellesley College, B.A., 1992, cum laude

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

New York

Court Admissions

United States District Court District of Connecticut

United States District Court Southern District of New York

United States District Court Eastern District of New York

Distinctions

* Special Publications Editor, Fordham International Law Journal

* Moot Court

Professional Affiliations

* American Bar Association

* Connecticut Bar Association

* New York State Bar Association

Community Involvement

* Volunteer for community activities at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church and Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center.

*Fordham International Law Journal Alumni Association, Associate Director

* Wellesley College Alumnae Association