Overview
Jenny Bobbitt focuses her practice on counseling clients on employment law issues and the employment aspects of corporate transactions. Jenny advises companies of all sizes, including global companies, on a wide variety of employment law issues across a range of industries, including health care, pharmaceutical and technology. Her practice focuses on providing counseling and risk management advice on significant employment-related matters, including by identifying and managing employment-related issues in mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.
Prior to joining Smith Anderson, Jenny was a corporate lawyer in the Louisville office of a regional law firm. Prior to that, Jenny practiced employment law in the Louisville office of a national law firm.
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Board of Directors, Restorative Justice Louisville (2017–2019)
- Member, Public Service Committee of Louisville Bar Association (2017-2019)
- Executive Committee, Young Lawyer’s Division of Kentucky Bar Association (2018-2019)
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Labor and Employment Law – Management (2022)
- The National Black Lawyers Top 100, Top 40 Under 40 (2021)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2020-2022)
- Kentucky Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2019)
- Louisville Bar Association Leadership Academy (2019)
- Louisville Business First “Young Leaders Award” (2018)
- Staff Editor, Washington University Jurisprudence Review
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award – UCC Article 2
- Scholar in Law Award
Experience
Experience
- Advised an online gaming company in a definitive agreement to acquire an online 3-D modeling company.
- Advised a company specializing in video game and software development in an acquisition of a UK-based pioneer in the "kidtech" market.
- Advised an international research-oriented healthcare group on employment-related matters in its acquisition of worldwide product rights to a rare disease therapy.
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Advised a global contract research organization and drug development services company in a transaction to acquire a provider of decentralized and traditional clinical trial-related services that included cross-border employment issues for employees and contractors located in various countries in Europe.
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Advised a contract research organization in a definitive agreement to acquire a specialized contract research organization for the biotechnology industry.
- Advised a leading provider of patient affordability, access, adherence, and support services on cross-border employment matters related to our client’s acquisition of a healthcare information management software company.
News & Publications
News
Publications
Speaking Engagements
Events
Practices
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina
- Kentucky
- Western District of Kentucky
- Eastern District of Kentucky
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D. with a Certificate in Business Law, 2016
- Dean’s List
- Washington University in St. Louis Olin School of Business, M.B.A., 2016
- Northwestern University, B.A., 2012
- Dean’s List