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Cassandra T. Desjourdy

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Cassandra Desjourdy is an Associate in Hinckley Allen’s Litigation group. She is experienced in complex commercial litigation and investigations, including in the life sciences and higher education contexts.

Cassandra is a graduate of Connecticut College with a B.A. in English and psychology. She received her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2018. During law school, Cassandra was an Acquisitions Editor for the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. She also worked in Cornell’s Child Advocacy and Legal Research clinics and served as a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Associate (2022-Present)
  • Goodwin Procter LLP
    • Associate (2018-2022)
    • Summer Associate (2017)
  • The Honorable Indira Talwani, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
    • Legal Intern (2016)
  • Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
    • Non-Legal Intern (2014)

Honors & Awards

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2026)
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Super Lawyers, Massachusetts: Rising Stars (2023-2025)
    • Business Litigation

Bar Memberships

  • Massachusetts
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Publication

Mega-Verdicts as a Wake-Up Call: Why Workplace Investigations Matter

This year has seen a continuation of a broader trend of substantial jury awards in workplace discrimination and retaliation cases.   For example, in January 2026, a jury in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia awarded an employee $5…

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Massachusetts’ Highest Court Issues Landmark Decision Dismissing Wiretap Class Action Based Upon Website Tracking Tools

In a long-awaited decision affecting the scope of privacy protections in Massachusetts, on October 24, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) held that collecting and transmitting user browsing activities, through tracking software such…

Firm News

Hinckley Allen Earns Wide Recognition Across Six States in 2025 Super Lawyers® and Rising Star Listings

More than 60 Hinckley Allen attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists across our Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Upstate New York offices. The honorees include both newly selecte…

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Hinckley Allen Recognized for Excellence: 75% Attorneys Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026

Hinckley Allen is proud to announce that 127 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, representing 75% of the firm’s legal team.

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