Jessica N. Clemente
Senior Associate
jclemente@hselaw.com
tel: 585.231.1427
fax: 585.232.2152
Jessica counsels clients on a range of commercial litigation matters, but with a specific focus on intellectual property disputes. Her practice includes representing manufacturers and technology companies on a wide range of claims relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
She also represents companies and individuals in all aspects of state and federal commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels, including matters relating to breach of contract, employee benefits (ERISA), non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and unfair competition.
Representative Experience
- Represented a global provider of resilient positioning, navigation, and timing solutions in a case alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, trademark infringement, and other business torts in the Northern District of Texas. Successfully defended against a preliminary injunction and ultimately resolved the case through a favorable settlement.
- Served on the trial team for a telecommunications technology company plaintiff in a case alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of a non-disclosure agreement, fraud, and joint inventorship of a patent. Case settled after completion of the first week of jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas.
- Represented a design and manufacturing company in a breach of contract and unjust enrichment case in which the plaintiff asserted liability based on an “alter ego” theory. Successfully resolved the dispute on a motion to dismiss.
- Represented an imaging technology company in a contract dispute through trial in the Western District of New York and appeal at the Second Circuit, resulting in affirmance of a favorable jury verdict.*
- Represented a safe manufacturer against patent infringement claims in the Central District of California. Case settled after a claim construction hearing and decision.*
* Worked on these matters prior to joining HSE.
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- Member, Commission to Advance and Support Women in the Law, Monroe County Bar Association
- Former Chair, Young Lawyers Section, Monroe County Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Founding Member and Executive Team Member of the Associate Board, The Center for Youth Services
- Attorney Volunteer, Rochester Teen Court
- Co-Chair, Campaign for Justice
Honors & Awards
- Finalist, ATHENA International Young Professional Award, 2021
- Selected by peers for inclusion in 2021 and 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2016-2021
- Recipient, "Up and Coming Attorneys" Award, The Daily Record, June 2017
- Recipient, Honorable Judith S. Kaye Commercial and Federal Litigation Scholarship, 2016
- Albany Law School
- Executive Editor, New York Appeals, Albany Law Review
- Founders Scholarship and David D. Siegel Scholarship
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Albany Law School, J.D., summa cum laude
- SUNY Geneseo, B.A., cum laude