Jennifer A. Prioleau

Leveraging her background as a global general counsel, Jennifer Prioleau* fuels enterprise transformation, negotiates complex transactions, manages high-stakes litigation, reengineers compliance, and navigates shifting workforce dynamics. Her clients span diverse industries, including life sciences, technology, and retail.

For employers, she is a valuable partner, helping them mitigate risks, address legal challenges, and solve complex workplace issues. She aligns business objectives with smart risk-taking through a holistic analysis of business, industry, legal, investor, and geopolitical landscapes.

A trusted advisor, Jennifer provides strategic counsel on a wide range of matters, including labor and employment, contract review and negotiation, corporate governance and board support, compliance, government investigations, litigation, and IP. In labor and employment, she advises on policies and practices, employee compensation, workforce reductions, wage and hour compliance, and DEI initiatives.

Working in lockstep with CEOs, CLOs, executive teams, and boards of directors, clients value her deep understanding of their business needs, her solutions-focused approach, and her collaborative, pragmatic, and strategic mindset, honed through years of serving as general counsel for major corporations.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Jennifer was Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary for a global medical device and pharmaceutical company, where she managed all corporate governance, legal, and compliance functions, including employment law compliance, high-stakes litigation, and government investigation matters. Previously, she served as Vice President & Global Head of Legal for a division of an iconic multinational information technology company.

*Admitted in Illinois and New Jersey; not admitted in New York.

• Received a Distinguished Legal Writing Award (“Burton Award”) for “Seven Ways to Prepare Your Legal Department for the Fourth Industrial Revolution” (2019). This award is conferred by the Burton Foundation. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
• Selected to the "Most Influential Black Lawyers" list by Savoy Magazine (2018). This award is conferred by Savoy Magazine. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Education

• The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Corp. Gov. Cert., 2022)
• Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2002)
• Tufts University (B.A., 1995)

Professional & Community Involvement

• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow
• National Bar Association, Corporate Law Section, Board Member
• Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, Board Member