Kurt Gosselin's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, primarily involving financial products and financial institutions. He has worked on litigations in state and federal courts involving collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), credit default swaps (CDS), mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and benchmark rates. Kurt also regularly represents a major credit reporting agency in Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation.
Kurt maintains an active pro bono practice. He currently represents 14 plaintiffs on a Section 1983 claim against the state of New York for unsafe prison conditions arising out of a fire at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. He also has represented clients in asylum proceedings, including unaccompanied minors, on appeal of a criminal conviction in conjunction with the Office of the Appellate Defender, and has participated in the U.S. Department of Justice Clemency Initiative.
Prior to law school Kurt taught high school math and coached policy debate and mock trial in St. Louis as a Teach For America corps member.
Experience
Additional Publications
Publications Prior to Jones Day
September 4, 2015
Kurt Gosselin, Navigating the Policy Landscape to Bring Autonomous Vehicle Legislation to Your State, 2015 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y Quorum 85 (2015).
- New York University (J.D. 2015; Managing Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of Legislation and Public Policy; Marden Moot Court Semifinalist); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Honors B.A. in Political Science and History 2010; Phi Beta Kappa; Commencement Speaker)
- New York
- Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York (Spring 2014)