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, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and unfair competition.
Representative Experience
- Quintel Technology Ltd. v. Huawei Technologies Co. (E.D. Tex. 2018) -- Served on 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.
- ABC Debt Collection, LLC v. Gleason (N.Y. Monroe County Commercial Division 2017) -- 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 a Rochester, New York 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 Rochester, New York manufacturer in 2014-2015 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
- Executive Board Member, Young Lawyers Section, Monroe County Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Executive Team Member of the Associate Board, The Center for Youth Services
- Attorney Volunteer, Rochester Teen Court
Honors & Awards
- Recipient, "Up and Coming Attorneys" Award, The Daily Record, June 2017
- Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2016-2019
- 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
Publications
- "How Trade Secret Audits Can Safeguard Your Intellectual Property,” Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, LEGALcurrents® , September 19, 2019
- “Dissenting at New York’s Federal Appeals Court: An Empirical Study of Second Circuit Dissents and the Frequent Dissenter, Judge Rosemary Pooler,” 75 Albany Law Review 1121, 2012
Presentations
- Presenter, “Select Issues in Modern Contract Law,” Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, March 2020
- Presenter, "Nuts & Bolts of Personal Jurisdiction in Civil Practice," Monroe County Bar Association, May 15, 2018
- Presenter, "Nuts and Bolts Civil Practice: From Note of Issue to Trial Date," Monroe County Bar Association, December 2016
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Albany Law School, J.D., summa cum laude
- SUNY Geneseo, B.A., cum laude