Jeanette Adelson

About Jeanette Adelson

Experienced legal associate, Jeanette Kernizan Adelson is part of a team of lawyers that advises clients on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including US and cross-border asset purchases and mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies, renewable energy, capital markets, debt and equity financings, and general corporate governance. Jeanette also maintains an active pro bono practice involving many areas of public interest law, including asylum, citizenship, and not-for-profit organizations. Jeanette is fluent in Haitian Creole.While in law school, Jeanette interned at that National Center for Law and Economic Justice and a social impact-focused law firm. Jeanette was the co-chair of the Black Law Students Association, a lawyering fellow for Northeastern University’s School of Law Legal Skills and Social Justice Partnerships program, and a student advocate for the law school’s Community Business Clinic, and she was awarded the prestigious Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy Scholar Award. Additionally, while in law school, Jeanette co-founded Foundation of Freedom, a nonprofit focused on economic empowerment throughout the African diaspora.

Experience

1. Associate

   Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

   Sep 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   M&A Social Media Ambassador New York Recruiting Committee Member

Education

• King's College London

  International Human Rights Law

  2016 — 2016

• Northeastern University School of Law

  Juris Doctorate

  2018 — 2021

• State University of New York at Old Westbury

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  2014 — 2018

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Management
• Training
• Microsoft Excel
• Research
• Project Management
• Public Speaking
• Event Planning
• Social Media
• Budgets
• Powerpoint
• Community Outreach
• Nonprofits
• Microsoft Powerpoint