JAY MINGA
SENIOR COUNSEL
EDUCATION:
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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005)
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Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA (J.D., 2013); Stanford Law Review
ADMISSIONS:
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California, including all federal courts
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New York, including Eastern and Southern District federal courts
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Washington State
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U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits
BIOGRAPHY
Jay Minga brings over a decade of experience—across bankruptcy, restructuring, complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts, domestic and international arbitrations, internal, regulatory, and transnational investigations, and experience as in-house counsel at a leading global aerospace manufacturer. His practice spans a variety of industries, technologies, and high-stakes matters. He is experienced at steering cases through every phase – from early case assessment and pleadings to dispositive motions, discovery, trial, and appeals. Jay further advises on data-innovation regulatory issues and litigation risk for emerging technologies.
Jay is also committed to pro bono practice that covers a host of human rights issues, including asylum, refugee, habeas, trafficking-victim, and data privacy matters, and First Amendment, anti-racial, religious, and sex discrimination civil rights and environmental litigation. Jay further has served on the board and as treasurer of a performing arts 501(c)(3) nonprofit as well as an ABA committee associate editor.
Before entering private practice, Jay clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit for the Honorable Chief Judge Jerome A. Holmes. Before law school, Jay taught English, studied and conducted academic research on fellowships, worked as an interpreter, and sang jazz a cappella.
Jay's bankruptcy and litigation background, combined with his privacy and in-house experience, equips him to deliver strategic, results-focused counsel for clients navigating today's multifaceted legal landscape.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Law Clerk to Hon. Jerome A. Holmes
(2013 – 2014)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Senior Associate
(2022 – 2024)
Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
Senior Counsel
(2025 – present)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Associate
(2014 – 2020)
Counsel
(2021 – 2022)
The Boeing Company
Senior Counsel
(2024 – 2025)
SELECT speaking & WRITING engagements
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Co-Author, Advent of Autonomy Drives Novel Considerations for Insurance, 5 Robotics, A.I. & Law 261 (November 1, 2021)
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Co-Author, DeFi: Blockchain Risks Make the Case for Blockchain Insurance, 5 Robotics, A.I. & Law 249 (November 1, 2021)
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Co-Author, What's at Stake in High Court's CVS Disability Bias Case, Expert Analysis, Law360 Insurance (September 10, 2021)
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Speaker & Award Recipient, International Pro Bono Excellence, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice (October 24, 2019)
ORGANIZATIONS & GROUPS
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American Bar Association
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Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
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International Association of Privacy Professionals
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS*
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Major California power utility in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Global Big Tech consumer products firm in components-supplier emergency bankruptcy proceedings.
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High-end luxury jewelry retailer as debtor's counsel in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and as creditor's counsel in related Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcies.
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Reseller and provider of IT services, products, and support in assignment for the benefit of creditors as counsel to asignee.
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Real estate investment affiliates in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Global social media firm in ad tech medical, financial, and other consumer data privacy class actions.
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Global pharmaceutical manufacturers in arbitrations of M&A and IP licensing disputes.
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Native American tribe and organization in RLUIPA/Section 1985 government racial and religious discrimination litigation and appeals.
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Global electronic manufacturer in antitrust price-fixing MDL and transferor courts litigation.
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Global asset management firm in litigation and appeal of CFAA and defamation claims.
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Global asset management firm in ICSID arbitration and insurance litigation for loss in MENA region.
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Law firm in biotech startup co-founders dispute.
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VC firms and portfolio companies in digital assets/crypto investigations.
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Global delivery technology platform in regulatory investigations.
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Family office in emergency internal investigation of data breach.
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Global telecommunications firm in MENA-region FCPA investigation.
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Global private equity firm in international internal investigation of accounting fraud allegations.
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Product liability litigation and investigations of commercial passenger aircraft incidents.
*Includes pre-KBK engagements.
**Other representations available upon request.