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John A. LeBlanc

Associate Boston

Jay LeBlanc is an associate in Hinckley Allen’s Litigation practice group. Jay’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation and securities litigation, as well as government investigations and enforcement matters. Jay has represented a broad range of individuals and organizations, including executives, directors, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, financial services firms, and publicly-traded companies.

Jay is a graduate of Villanova University and Boston College Law School, where he served as managing editor of the Boston College Law Review and received the Richard G. Huber Award for Scholarship & Leadership in Extra- and Co-Curricular Activities. Before joining Hinckley Allen, Jay clerked for Justice Scott L. Kafker of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and was an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP in their litigation and enforcement practice group.

Experience

  • Successfully obtained dismissal of all causes of action against syndicate of underwriters in securities fraud class action brought by shareholders in federal court.
  • Successfully obtained dismissal of all causes of action against global medical products company in False Claims Act litigation in federal court.
  • Represented apparel company in state court litigation involving of fraud, breach of contract, and related tort claims.
  • Represented global private equity firm in expedited litigation in Delaware Chancery Court.
  • Represented global pharmaceutical manufacturer in multidistrict tort litigation.
  • Represented global company in False Claims Act investigation brought by the DOJ.
  • Represented global company in insider trading investigation brought by the SEC.
  • Conducted internal investigation into allegations of fraudulent investment performance reporting by an executive.
  • Represented global corporations in cross-border investigations into clinical trial-related conduct.

Credentials

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Associate (2023-Present)
    • Summer Associate (2016)
    • Legal Intern (2014-2015)
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
    • Associate (2019-2023)
    • Summer Associate (2017)
  • Hon. Scott L. Kafker, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
    • Judicial Law Clerk (2018-2019)

Professional Affiliations

  • Boston Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Law Clerk’s Society

Bar Memberships

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

Publications

  • “A Search Is a Search”: Scanning a Credit, Debit, or Gift Card Is a Search Under the Fourth Amendment, 59 B.C. L. REV. 1089 (2018)
  • But See Kohlheim: The Third Circuit Muddies the Water on the Compensability of Employee Meal Periods Under the Fair Labor Standards Act in Babcock v. Butler County, 58 B.C. L. REV. E. SUPP. 91 (2016)

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Firm Expands Litigation and Corporate Practices With New Associate Hires

Hinckley Allen recently welcomed two attorneys to the firm, growing its litigation and corporate practices in the Boston office. Latrell Williams joins Hinckley Allen as an associate in the Corporate Practice Group and John LeBlanc joins as an associate in…