Jacquelyn Burke

A partner in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, Jacquelyn Burke focuses on helping clients maximize the value of their insurance assets. She advises on insurance and risk management issues, helping clients navigate complex claims and coverage issues including in the directors and officers, errors and omissions, cyber and media liability, representations and warranties, and general liability spaces. She works as a trusted adviser to companies and their boards, from coverage placement through to payment, often achieving results without the need for litigation.

Jacquelyn advises institutional clients on the scope of their insurance programs at all stages of company development. She guides them through availability and placement of coverage, through major events such as mergers & acquisitions and bankruptcy, and through the claims process. She also regularly works on securing coverage for complex securities claims, post-merger disputes, and investigations or suits from regulators.

For companies facing unique risks, Jacquelyn helps design bespoke coverage options. She has designed risk management programs and customized insurance policies in an eclectic range of areas, including, among many others, international sporting events, cryptocurrency, green energy, and education regulatory.

Jacquelyn also maintains an active pro bono practice in the area of immigration, including the representation of asylum-seekers and those seeking U nonimmigrant status visas and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

Jacquelyn’s experience includes:

• Representing virtual meeting platform Zoom in a high-profile coverage dispute with its cyber insurance carriers seeking reimbursement of $90 million+ in defense and settlement costs incurred in connection with lawsuits and investigations arising from alleged data security and privacy issues*
• Designing a wide variety of insurance policies and bespoke provisions addressing risks that cannot be fully covered through traditional insurance markets, including for innovative technologies, such as conversion of municipal waste into biofuel and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals in outer space*
• Securing extensive coverage for defense costs for a former FTX executive in connection with investigations by the SDNY, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission*
• Securing extensive coverage under a representations and warranties policy for a seller fraud claim on an accelerated time frame; secured extensive funding for the defense and settlement of a post-acquisition patent litigation under a representations and warranties policy*
• Representing an international hedge fund in the recovery of more than $100 million in insurance proceeds related to multiple Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations and related securities litigation*
• Representing a third-party administrator (TPA) in connection with insurance coverage for a major dispute with its customer insurance carrier, securing full policy limits from the TPA’s insurer*
• Representing a major university involving the recovery of more than $100 million in insurance proceeds related to sexual misconduct and general liability insurance*
• Developing comprehensive risk management plans and custom insurance programs for major events, including the upcoming Los Angeles Summer Olympics*
• Working to secure comprehensive insurance programs and/or coverage for claims under difficult scenarios, including for foreign public issuers, clients near or in bankruptcy proceedings, and clients with unique exposure to serious risks, such as sexual abuse or products liability*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin

Prior to joining Goodwin, Jacquelyn was Special Counsel at Cooley. Prior to Cooley, she was Special Counsel at Mintz Levin.

• Chambers USA Massachusetts – Insurance (2023, 2024)
• Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project, Outstanding Service Award (2015)
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Felix Frankfurter Award (2007)
• Boston Bar Association, Public Interest Leadership Program (2013 – 2014)

• Author, “Will A Bump-Up Exclusion Bar Coverage of an M&A Settlement?” (September 2, 2024)

Speaking Engagements

• Guest, “What the Legal Department Needs to Know About Insurance,” The Legal Department podcast (January 23, 2024)
• Speaker, “Insurance Coverage for Emerging Companies and Technologies: An Essential Asset,” Lawline webinar (November 8, 2022)