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Jenelle DeVits

Associate General Counsel, North America Special Situations
Boston
Jenelle DeVits
EXPERIENCE

Jenelle DeVits joined Bain Capital in 2022. She is Associate General Counsel for North America Special Situations.

Prior to joining Bain Capital, Jenelle was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Boston, primarily focused on debt finance and special situations. Prior to Kirkland & Ellis, she was a debt finance attorney at Ropes & Gray, LLP.

EDUCATION

Jenelle received a JD from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University where she graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the Most Outstanding Law Student Award upon graduation. She received a BS from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, where she was a student-athlete for the Division 1 Women’s Basketball team. Jenelle is a member of the state bar of Massachusetts and New York.