Jordan Bock

Jordan Bock is an associate in the firm’s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and a member of its Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation practice. Jordan’s work focuses on appellate matters and complex civil litigation; her experience spans a range of areas, including patent litigation, administrative law, antitrust, and ERISA. Jordan has argued before a number of courts across the country, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California, the Northern District of Illinois, and the District of Vermont, and the New York Appellate Division’s First Department. Throughout her time at Goodwin, she has authored and contributed to numerous briefs and dispositive motions in state and federal court. Jordan also maintains an active pro bono practice, with recent experience in immigration law, disability law, and Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel issues. 

Before joining Goodwin in 2020, Jordan clerked for Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Michelle Friedland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. 

Jordan’s recent representative experience includes:

• Represented leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in putative class actions challenging patent litigation settlement on antitrust grounds. Co-authored numerous district court motions and supported trial team in landmark defense victory in multiple billion dollar HIV drug litigation. 
• Co-authored a trio of briefs successfully defending a jury verdict and two rulings from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and argued one of the three cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 
• Co-authored brief and opposition to petition for rehearing en banc successfully defending grant of summary judgment on patent-eligibility grounds before the Federal Circuit.

Jordan was recognized as a One to Watch in Appellate Practice by The Best Lawyers in America 2024.

In law school, Jordan received the Thelen Marrin Prize for Academic Achievement, awarded to the student with the strongest academic record in the graduating class.

• Co-Author, “COVID Eviction Bans May not Continue to Survive in Court,” Law360, April 30, 2021