Francesca Kennedy
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Francesca Kennedy

Associate

Email

francesca.kennedy@aoshearman.com

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Francesca focuses on advising clients on the intellectual property and technology aspects of transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets offerings, corporate financing, and licensing arrangements.
Her practice spans across a wide range of industries including software, technology, pharmaceutical, and financial industries.

Experience

Pro bono

  • Drafting privacy policies, website terms of use and other governance documents and agreements for New York not-for-profit organizations.
  • Advising an independent filmmaker on a distribution agreement for a stand-up special.
  • Supporting visa recipients with adjustment of status applications and an asylum seeker with immigration proceedings.

Published Work

  • Francesca Kennedy, (2025) “Harmful Connections: How Tort Law Can Address Algorithmic Account Recommendation Harms and Protect Youth Social Media Users,” American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-law, New York, USA, 2026

Academic

J.D., cum laude, American University Washington College of Law, 2025

B.A., Economic and Social History, Barnard College of Columbia University, 2019

Languages

Spanish