Kelsey C. Boehm
Senior Counsel
Kelsey Boehm is a litigation senior counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP, who assists Foley’s clients in a wide array of complex commercial litigation matters including class action defense, contract disputes, securities matters, and intellectual property litigation. Kelsey also has experience advising clients in connection with government investigations and regarding accounting related issues. Kelsey gains clients’ trust by gaining a full understanding of their business objectives and informing practical legal strategies tailored to their specific needs.
Kelsey has substantial experience advising clients in the food and beverage, fashion and beauty, health care, and automotive industries. She has secured favorable results for clients across all phases of litigation, including pleading stage, discovery, summary judgment, mediation, arbitration and trials, and appeals.
Kelsey is recognized not only for her strengths as a lawyer, but for her willingness to tackle difficult cases, volunteer in the community, and as an advocate for diversity in the legal profession.
Representative Experience
- Defend various food and product packaging companies against claims of false advertising and improper labeling
- Represented various public and private companies in cases involving securities fraud violations and disclosure issues
- Represented a health care company during a month-long arbitration hearing, which resulted in a judicial confirmation of a final award in excess of $285,000,000 for Foley’s client
- Represented reinsurance companies in arbitration hearings, including prevailing on behalf of a ceding company in a multimillion-dollar arbitration involving rate increases under yearly renewable term life-insurance contracts
- Represented public company under SEC investigation involving revenue recognition and executive compensation issues
- Represent numerous automobile and food manufacturers in cases involving breach of contract and warranty claims
- Represent chief executive officer and chief financial officer in securities class action involving fraud claims and disclosure issues
- Represent clients in environmental litigation, including nuisance suits brought by private landowners relating to groundwater contamination and noxious odors
- Represent medical instrument manufacturers in patent infringement cases
- Represent e-Commerce companies in intellectual property disputes
- Defend retailers against claims that product labels were false and misleading
- Represent clients in administrative proceedings relating to various issues such as environmental permits and Medicaid audits
Awards and Recognition
- Received, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
Professional Affiliations
- Associate Advisory Board Member, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado
- Infrastructure Committee Member, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Association for Women Lawyers
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