Jason brings the experience of an in-house litigator to his Benesch clients and is well-suited to addressing the myriad of legal issues faced by companies of all sizes and their key individuals. Prior to joining Benesch, Jason served as Director of Litigation and Legal Affairs for a rapidly growing, publicly traded company in a highly competitive, highly litigious industry. While there, he directed the successful defense of multiple high-stakes cases and supported the company’s recruiting and expansion efforts, leading to 40% annual revenue growth for four consecutive years, while managing legal risk and reducing litigation exposure.
Jason's practice focuses on complex commercial business litigation, including intellectual property matters and class actions. He has meaningful stand-up trial experience and is experienced in all phases of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and appeals in various state and federal courts. Jason represents companies and individuals in disputes over intellectual property rights, including patents and trade secrets, employee-mobility (non-compete and no-solicit), fiduciary duties, alleged unfair business practices, product liability, and contractual disputes, including licensing and royalty disputes. His strategic acumen extends to compliance, where he has developed and implemented policies and procedures for Anti-Kickback Law, Stark Law and HIPAA compliance.
*Matter completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
- Counseled a major generic pharmaceutical company regarding a new-product launch and avoidance of competitor litigation.*
- Defeated a preliminary injunction on behalf of a medical device manufacturer in direct competitor litigation regarding spinal surgery access tools and implants.*
- Defeated class certification on behalf of a major food producer in a series of class actions alleging false advertising and unfair completion based on alleged health and wellness claims made on product labels.*
- Defeated class certification on behalf of an exporter of nutritional supplements in claims alleging false advertising and unfair competition.*
- Defended a residential services provider against class-action claims of alleged unlicensed contracting.*
- Defended banks in cases alleging mortgage fraud, predatory lending practices, and breaches of contract, obtaining several pre-answer favorable judgments affirmed by the California Court of Appeals.*
- Directed defense of claims alleging breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements for key company leadership including obtaining denial of preliminary injunction seeking to bar employee from working for new employer.*
- Directed defense of wage and hour class action claims towards a strategically beneficial settlement.*
- Directed jury-trial defense of competitor litigation alleging tortious interference of contract and unfair competition concerning client’s hiring of key leadership and sales personnel.*
- Directed jury-trial defense of patent infringement claims relating to a medical device manufacturer’s core technology.*