Jason A. Roth is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group of Davis & Gilbert. His practice includes a broad range of general commercial matters, including complex contractual disputes, business torts, commercial class actions and securities disputes. Mr. Roth also has experience litigating in both federal and state courts, and in arbitration.
Prior to joining Davis & Gilbert, Mr. Roth was a litigation attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. While at New York University School of Law, he was an Articles Editor of the Annual Survey of American Law.
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
- Currently representing a global investment bank in a nationwide antitrust class action brought against several major financial institutions by municipalities who issued tax-exempt bonds alleging that defendants conspired to rig bids for municipal bond investment vehicles. Several cases were filed in the federal courts in the District of Columbia, New York and California and have been consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
- Currently representing a global financial services institution in a $35 million FINRA arbitration proceeding brought by an investor asserting claims for alleged unauthorized securities trading.
- Successfully defended a commercial bank against allegations that it violated a temporary restraining order by releasing funds held in an account of an alleged corporate alter-ego of a judgment debtor.
PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author, "Recent Class Action Settlement Underscores Employer Obligations under Wage and Hour Laws," D&G Litigation Alert, March 2013
Co-Author, "Protect Your Tweets: A Cautionary Tale Regarding Social Media Account Ownership," D&G Litigation Alert, January 2013
Co-Author, "Limits of Concepcion: Will Class Action Waivers be Upheld by the Lower Courts?" D&G Litigation Newsletter, Winter 2012
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Cornell University, B.A., with distinction in all subjects, Phi Beta Kappa, 2005
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
- Currently representing a global investment bank in a nationwide antitrust class action brought against several major financial institutions by municipalities who issued tax-exempt bonds alleging that defendants conspired to rig bids for municipal bond investment vehicles. Several cases were filed in the federal courts in the District of Columbia, New York and California and have been consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
- Currently representing a global financial services institution in a $35 million FINRA arbitration proceeding brought by an investor asserting claims for alleged unauthorized securities trading.
- Successfully defended a commercial bank against allegations that it violated a temporary restraining order by releasing funds held in an account of an alleged corporate alter-ego of a judgment debtor.
PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author, "Recent Class Action Settlement Underscores Employer Obligations under Wage and Hour Laws," D&G Litigation Alert, March 2013
Co-Author, "Protect Your Tweets: A Cautionary Tale Regarding Social Media Account Ownership," D&G Litigation Alert, January 2013
Co-Author, "Limits of Concepcion: Will Class Action Waivers be Upheld by the Lower Courts?" D&G Litigation Newsletter, Winter 2012
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Cornell University, B.A., with distinction in all subjects, Phi Beta Kappa, 2005
