Kristen Petagna > Ballard Spahr LLP > New Jersey, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
700 EAST GATE DRIVE
SUITE 330 MOUNT LAUREL
NJ 08054-0015
NEW JERSEY
United States
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Kristen Petagna
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Associate
Career
Kristen Petagna is an associate in the Litigation Department. Kristen’s practice focuses on commercial litigation in both federal and state courts, including class action defense, product liability defense, employment matters, breach of contract/warranty claims, consumer fraud matters, environmental matters, and white collar defense. Kristen has extensive experience researching and drafting legal memorandums and dispositive motions across various areas of litigation.
As a law school student, Kristen researched and wrote memoranda and briefs across a range of legal matters, including employment discrimination, consumer fraud, landlord/tenant disputes, breach of contract, and class certification. She also attended mediation and drafted motions, complaints, discovery, and deposition summaries.
Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the District of Pennsylvania
Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden (J.D., summa cum laude, 2019)
Executive Editor, Rutgers University Law Review
Member, Order of the Coif
Recipient, Pro Bono Public Award for Exceptional Service
Participant and Co-Chair, Hunter Appellate Advocacy Program
University of Scranton (B.A., summa cum laude, 2016)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense