Jessica Lu is a litigator in O’Melveny’s Washington, DC office. Jessica has defended numerous corporate clients and individuals in consumer class actions, product liability cases, and mass torts. She also has experience with antitrust cases involving alleged group boycotts and violations of state unfair competition laws, as well as with environmental matters related to hazardous waste and alleged groundwater contamination.
Jessica has extensive experience in pre-trial preparation, including drafting and responding to discovery requests, developing strategic defenses to plaintiffs’ likely themes in litigation, preparing expert and corporate witnesses for deposition and trial, strategizing and drafting briefing for multiple nationwide multi-district litigations, taking and defending depositions, and drafting dispositive and evidentiary motions.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Jessica worked at a litigation boutique in Washington, DC.
- Representing Travis Scott in Texas MDL involving more than 3,000 plaintiffs seeking damages related to the 2021 Astroworld Festival.
- Defending finance and insurance companies in class action alleging violations of state consumer protection statutes, fraud, and misrepresentation.
- Defended transportation and business services company in wrongful death action arising from fatal accident.
- Defended medical device manufacturer in state Attorney General litigation involving alleged violations of state consumer protection statutes.
- Defended Northrop Grumman Corporation in multiple groundwater contamination cases.
- Represented Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in nationwide product liability MDL involving claims that cancer drug caused cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events.
- Represented Bayer AG in multiple product liability cases and nationwide MDL involving claims associated with herbicide.
- Obtained dismissal of putative class action against paint manufacturer for claims related to alleged groundwater contamination.
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, 2017, cum laude
- College of William and Mary, 2011, magna cum laude