Financial Services
Professional Experience
Jason counsels broker-dealers, registered investment advisers (RIAs), hedge funds, private equity funds, retirement plan sponsors and plan providers in ERISA and investment-related matters. He represents clients in federal and state court at the trial and appellate level (including the United States Supreme Court) and in arbitrations before FINRA. Jason also counsels clients involved in government enforcement proceedings and employment disputes.
Professional Activities
Jason is a founding lecturer of the Retirement Adviser University at UCLA's Anderson School of Management and was recently selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers–Rising Stars 2010 Edition. He also serves on the steering committee for the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) Summit and sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Employer Resource Institute’s California Employer Adviser. Jason is a board member of the Investment Fiduciary Leadership Council’s (IFLC) Task Force on Fiduciary Standards for Endowments & Foundations and is a co-director of IFLC’s Southern California Fiduciary Roundtable. He is a junior board member for Petra Nemcova’s Happy Hearts Fund and is an active fundraiser and volunteer for the Albergue de Maria.
Publications and Presentations
Jason has published numerous articles on ERISA compliance and securities regulation. He is a nationally-recognized speaker and is frequently quoted by both professional and public publications, including The Wall Street Journal, InvestmentNews, Reuters, Dow Jones News, Ignites, PLANSPONSOR Magazine, PlanAdviser Magazine, Institutional Investor, Fund Action, and FSI Voice.
Education
Jason obtained his BSBA in Finance & Banking from the University of Missouri and his Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law. He is a graduate of FINRA Compliance Bootcamp and obtained the designation of Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™ from the Center for Fiduciary Studies.
Compendium of Speeches, Publications and Quotes
