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Practice Expertise
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Class Action Litigation
- Consumer Products
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Class Action Litigation
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Consumer Products
- Advertising Litigation
- Appellate
- False Advertising
- Food and Beverage
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation
- Media, Entertainment and Sports View More
Profile
Jane Metcalf is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation department. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on class action defense, advertising disputes, unfair competition, and data privacy and security. Jane’s diverse client base includes cutting-edge financial technology firms; Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and home care industries; financial services firms; and national retailers. While her primary focus is advertising litigation and class action defense, she has a broad range of experience in complex commercial litigation. She has represented clients in civil enforcement proceedings and commercial disputes throughout the United States, and her trial experience includes serving as lead trial counsel to a multinational consumer goods company in a breach of contract dispute with a vendor.
Jane is nationally ranked in Chambers USA in the area of Advertising Litigation, and The Legal 500 has named her a national “Leading Partner” in that area. Clients praise Jane’s pragmatism, strategic creativity, and excellent client service: one notes that she “consistently brings thoughtful insight and strong legal judgment to our work. She is highly engaged, collaborative, and attentive.” Clients also describe Jane as an “excellent writer” who “comes up with great strategy”; is “extremely easy to work with”; and is “excellent and always quick to respond” and have stated that she "comes up with great strategy and is an excellent writer." Jane has also been recognized in Benchmark Litigation, including as a “Future Star” in advertising litigation.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second Circuit; Fifth Circuit; Ninth Circuit; Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- New York
Education
- University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Order of the Coif
- Clarence Darrow Scholar
- Associate Editor, Michigan Journal of Race & Law
- Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Class Action Litigation
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Consumer Products
- Advertising Litigation
- Appellate
- False Advertising
- Food and Beverage
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation
- Media, Entertainment and Sports
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
- Speaker, "Keeping it Civil," Consumer Brand Association's CPG Legal Forum (February 18, 2026)
- Speaker, "AI Ethics for CPG Attorneys," Consumer Brand Association's CPG Legal Forum (February 26, 2025)
- Speaker, "Crisis De Jure: Ethical Considerations for In-House Counsel in Product Recall Situations" and "Playground or Battleground: Examining Jurisdictional Trends in CPG Litigation," CPG Consumer Brands Legal Forum (February 27, 2024)
- Moderator, "False Advertising and Lanham Act Litigation Round Up," CPG Consumer Brands Legal Forum (February 24, 2023)
Blogs
Data Security Law Blog
DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm's resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap's Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...
Misbranded
Misbranded is Patterson Belknap's blog covering false advertising litigation-both consumer class actions and competitor suits-with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).
New York Commercial Division Decisions
The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...
Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog
The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important and thoughtful opinions on many subjects, including the criminal law. We review every published criminal law opinion handed down by the Second Circuit in order to provide you with a summary of the hol
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