Atty. Jessica Moldovan
Jessica A. Moldovan is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s Antitrust, Employment, and Survivor Advocacy practice groups.
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Jessica Moldovan is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. They have 8+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2018. Admitted to practice in New York (2018), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2020), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2020), and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan (2021). Educated at New York University School of Law, New York, NY (J.D., 2017) and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (M.Phil Gender, 2014). Active member of Professional Associations •Law360 Editorial Advisory Board, Employment, 2025, 2026. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jessica A. Moldovan is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s Antitrust, Employment, and Survivor Advocacy practice groups
- She has represented female employees challenging systemic gender discrimination at Goldman Sachs, which recently resulted in a $215 million settlement
- She also represents classes of workers challenging unlawful “no-poach” agreements between employers, as well as individuals and a class against the Devereux Foundation for systemic abuse and neglect
- Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Jessica was a research fellow at the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at New York University School of Law where she was also an Adjunct Professor of Law
- She previously served as a law clerk for the Honorable Cheryl Ann Krause on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Allyne R. Ross on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Jessica graduated from NYU School of Law cum laude, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar, Senior Articles Editor on the N.Y.U
- Review of Law and Social Change, a Florence Allen Scholar, and Co-President of Law Women
- She previously worked at the Center for Reproductive Rights and interned at the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice
- Classes & Seminars Moderator, “DEI Under Fire: Navigating the New Regulatory and Enforcement Landscape for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law National Conference on EEO Law, March 2026 Panelist, “The Role of Gender in the 2025 Workplace,” PLI Employment Law Institute, October 2025 Panelist, “What You Need to Know About Litigating ‘Troubled’ Teen Industry Cases in a Trauma-Informed Manner,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July 2025 Facilitator, “How to Assess the New Legal Risks of Your DEI Policies,” ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law National Conference on EEO Law, March 2025 Faculty, “Duty to Protect From Third-Party Harm in Sexual Abuse Cases,” Strafford CLE Webinar, February 2025 Panelist, “Current Issues in Equal Pay/Pay Equity in 2024,” PLI Employment Law Institute, October 2024 Moderator, “Affirmative Action and DEI: Where Do We Stand After SFFA v
- Harvard,” ABA National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, March 2024 Faculty, “Duty to Protect From Third-Party Harm in Sexual Abuse Cases,” Strafford CLE Webinar, February 2024 Panelist, “The Erosion of Fundamental Rights in light of Dobbs,” American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers NY Chapter Annual March Meeting, March 2023 Panelist, “The Threat to Roe, Then and Now,” American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers NY Chapter Annual March Meeting, March 2022 Faculty, “Duty to Protect From Third-Party Harm in Sexual Abuse Cases,” Strafford CLE Webinar, January 2022 Awards •“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026 •Super Lawyers Rising Star, New York Metro Area, 2023-2025 •“Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Litigation,” American Antitrust Institute, 2024 In the News •April 13, 2026 Wilson Dunlavey and Jessica Moldovan Selected for Law360’s 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards •February 17, 2026 30 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized as Lawdragon “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2026 •February 5, 2026 Lieff Cabraser Partners To Chair and Speak at ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law National Conference on EEO Law •December 29, 2025 Jessica Moldovan Talks to The Cut About Lieff Cabraser’s Federal Employees DEI Termination Litigation •October 30, 2025 21 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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