Stephanie Kelemen

Stephanie Kelemen is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s New York office specializing in crisis litigation and individual client representations. Her experience ranges across practice areas, with an emphasis on jury trials and reputational issues.

Notably, Stephanie helped secure a dismissal with prejudice of the criminal case against Alec Baldwin after only two days of trial on homicide charges. Stephanie was also a member of the winning trial team that obtained a complete defense verdict in In Re Tesla Securities Litigation for Elon Musk, Tesla, and Tesla’s board of directors. Stephanie has represented some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, and Kim Kardashian. Outside the courtroom, her representation of numerous public figures has included strategies to manage press fallout in the context of ongoing litigation.

Stephanie is an active member of the Tribeca community in lower Manhattan and currently serves as President of the Community First Development Coalition, a nonprofit committed to advancing affordable housing and equitable development. She is also deeply passionate about pro bono work and has devoted significant time to representing individuals in need—handling matters ranging from criminal defense and civil rights actions to divorce and child custody proceedings. She has developed particular experience advocating for people facing systemic disadvantage, both in and out of the courtroom.

Stephanie graduated from Harvard Law School with honors, where she was a member of Harvard’s Criminal Justice Institute and a guest contributor for a variety of legal blogs on the topics of national security, food policy, state and local government, indigent legal representation, and dispute systems design. Prior to attending law school, Stephanie worked as a management consultant at a Big 4 firm where she advised clients on M&A transactions, market strategy, and antitrust issues.