Jillian Hewitt

Overview
Jillian Hewitt litigates high-stakes disputes in state and federal courts and arbitrations across the country. Jillian represents plaintiffs and defendants through every stage of litigation in a wide range of complex commercial cases, including securities litigation, breach of contract, class actions, and employment litigation. Her clients range from universities and Fortune 50 companies to individuals and smaller businesses, to governmental entities and former government officials.

COMPLEX LITIGATION
Jillian has secured wins for her clients at all stages of arbitration and litigation. Below are a few of her notable successes and widely followed cases:

• American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President, et al. Serves as co-lead counsel to the American Bar Association in its challenge to the Administration’s ongoing unlawful policy of intimidation against lawyers and law firms. Read the complaint here and more about the action in Reuters, Politico, and Law360.
• Provi v. Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC et al. Representing Provi, an online marketplace connecting licensed wholesale alcohol distributors and retailers, in an antitrust action against the two largest alcohol distributors in the United States in federal court in Chicago.
• Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, et al. Representing a bipartisan group of 27 former national security, foreign policy, intelligence, and other public officials who have worked on security matters at the most senior levels of the United States government as amici in support of Perkins Coie. Read more about the brief here.
• Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. Represented the City of Baltimore in litigation against the manufacturers, distributors, and prescribers that fueled the worst opioid epidemic in the nation. Ms. Hewitt argued a dozen motions to dismiss the City’s case and took the depositions of key manufacturer and distributor fact witnesses. The City recently secured a $266 million verdict against McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, and has recovered a total of $668.5 million in settlements and damages. This includes $402.5 million in settlements after the City declined to participate in the global settlements that most cities, counties, and states pursued. Read more here, here, and here.
• Confidential PPP Arbitration. Represented lender in a dispute concerning alleged breaches of contract related to the Paycheck Protection Program and secured a favorable award following arbitral hearing. Ms. Hewitt presented three witnesses—two fact witnesses and one key expert—and conducted two cross-examinations at the hearing.
  

BACKGROUND

Jillian is the co-chair of Susman Godfrey’s Diversity Committee. She also helped develop the Susman Godfrey Prize and participates each year in the review, interview, and selection process for SG Prize recipients.

Jillian joined Susman Godfrey after clerking on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and earned her J.D. from Yale Law School.