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Johnna Purcell maintains a multifaceted practice that includes regulatory compliance, public policy strategy, and government investigations with a particular focus on matters related to cyber policy, financial services and national security.
Johnna advises corporate, nonprofit and public sector clients on government affairs strategy and federal regulatory obligations. She works in a variety of policy areas but has a particular focus on cybersecurity and financial services issues. Johnna leverages her background in politics to assist clients in achieving their government affairs goals. Prior to attending law school, she worked as campaign manager of a congressional campaign in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.
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Johnna also assists clients in taking advantage of the liability protections offered through the SAFETY Act, a federal safe harbor program operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that grants liability protections to private sector companies following a terrorist attack.
Johnna’s experience includes working with clients responding to a variety of investigative inquiries. She has represented clients at all stages of litigation, from investigation through discovery and trial. Johnna’s practice has a specific emphasis on white collar criminal defense, government investigations and congressional investigations.
Professional Highlights
- Membership Director of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy Volume 30.
- Executive Bench Editor of the Cornell Law Moot Court Board.
- A Switch in Time to Destroy Nine, 30 Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, Spring 2020
Education
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J.D., Cornell Law School, 2021
cum laudeB.A., Political Science and Global and International Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 2018
magna cum laude
Admissions
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District of Columbia
Clerkships
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Legal Extern for the Office of Chief Counsel for the Department of State, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel, May 2019 – August 2019