Jason I. Kirschner

Jason's experience also includes international arbitrations, class actions, corporate governance and shareholder disputes, intellectual property disputes, and insurance disputes. In addition, as a former software engineer and member of Mayer Brown's Electronic Discovery & Information Governance practice, Jason leverages his knowledge of technology to advise companies on electronic discovery and records management issues.

Jason's clients have included leading financial services and technology companies, such as Google, HSBC, Invesco, Morgan Stanley, Scotiabank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Spotify and YouTube.

Banking and Finance Litigation

Obtained:

• The dismissal of lender liability claims against Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, one of several syndicate lenders in a $2 billion credit facility related to the construction of a massive resort and casino complex in Las Vegas.
• A $50 million judgment in favor of Morgan Stanley and Invesco in connection with veil-piercing and fraudulent conveyance claims against resort developer following two week trial.
• A $60 million judgment in favor of Scotiabank in connection with claim for breach of a guarantee agreement.
• A $15 million judgment in favor of Korea Resolution and Collection Corporation in foreign judgment enforcement action.
• The dismissal of a $2.8 billion common law fraud claim against the Bank of Nova Scotia.
• The dismissal of claims for breach of contract and injunctive relief against international bank acting as CDO trustee.
• The dismissal of fraud and related claims in an arbitration featuring a novel theory of liability against a SPAC.

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Obtained summary judgment for YouTube and its parent Google in a billion-dollar copyright infringement suit brought by Viacom and other parties.
• Represented Spotify in connection with the settlement of a copyright class action on behalf of a putative class of music composers who alleged that their compositions were made available without proper licenses.
• Secured denial of class certification in putative class action alleging consumer fraud against international telecommunications company.