 Jason M. LevitonJason M. Leviton, an Associate at Cohen Milstein, joined the Firm in 2004 as a member of the Securities Fraud/Investor Protection practice group. Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Mr. Leviton was a securities class-action attorney with another well-known securities class action firm. He has been involved in several major securities fraud cases at the Firm, including the class actions In re Verisign Securities Litigation (N.D. Cal.; settled for approximately $78 million); Bovee v. Coopers & Lybrand, et al. (S.D. Ohio; settled for $7.5 million); In re Xybernaut Securities Litigation (E.D. Va.; motions to dismiss denied); Ong v. Sears, Roebuck, and Co. (N.D. Ill; motions to dismiss denied and class certification pending); Welmon, et al. v. Chicago, Bridge & Iron N.A., et al. (motions to dismiss denied and class certification pending); and In re SOURCECORP Securities Litigation (N.D. Tex.; motion to dismiss denied against non-speaking defendant pursuant to SEC Rule 10b-5(a) and (c)). In addition to his securities litigation practice, Mr. Leviton is also heavily involved in many of the Firm’s client outreach efforts. These efforts include working on the Firm’s monthly and quarterly reports to its clients and also with responding to Requests for Proposals from pension funds seeking securities litigation monitoring counsel. Mr. Leviton attended Gonzaga University where he received both a B.A. in Philosophy (2000) and a J.D. (cum laude, 2003). While in law school, he won the Linden Cup Moot Court competition and was a member of the Editorial Board of the International Law Journal. Mr. Leviton also received a Master of Laws (Dean’s Certificate, 2004) in Securities and Financial Regulations from Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, he was the inaugural LL.M. student selected for an externship with the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Mr. Leviton is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, State of Washington, and Florida. Contact: jleviton@cmht.com Practice Area: |
