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Jillian Paffenbarger

Associate
  • Commercial Litigation and Disputes

Biography

JILLIAN PAFFENBARGER focuses her practice on commercial litigation and disputes.

Jillian received her J.D. from Harvard Law School where she served as executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. While attending law school, Jillian worked as a summer law clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California in the Appellate Section of their Criminal Division.

Jillian received her B.A. in Law & Policy and French & Francophone Studies summa cum laude from Dickinson College and her M.Phil in Politics & International Studies from the University of Cambridge.

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, E.D. of New York
  • U.S. District Court, S.D. of New York
  • New York
Education
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2024
  • University of Cambridge, M.Phil., 2021
  • Dickinson College, B.A., 2018, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

News & Insights

  • Featured in, “Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs,” The AmLaw Litigation Daily, October 24, 2025.