Goodwin

Partner

Jerry Cedrone is an partner in the firm’s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and a member of its Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation practice. Jerry’s work focuses on appellate matters, complex commercial litigation, and life science disputes; his experience spans a range of areas, including administrative law, patent litigation, and constitutional law. Jerry has argued before a number of courts and tribunals around the country, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, the New York Appellate Division’s First Department, the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Superior Court, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Throughout his time at Goodwin, he has authored and contributed to numerous briefs and dispositive motions in state and federal court, including two successful merits briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court. Jerry also maintains an active pro bono practice, with recent experience in immigration law, criminal procedure, and First Amendment free-speech issues.

Before joining Goodwin in 2017, Jerry clerked for Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme Court and then-Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He also served as a trial attorney with the Federal Programs Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice as a member of the Attorney General’s Honors Program. During law school, Jerry was an executive editor of the Harvard Law Review, a finalist in the Ames Moot Court Competition, and a student volunteer with the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project.

JD, 2014, Harvard Law School (magna cum laude) / AB, 2011, Brown University (magna cum laude)