
Prior Professional Experience
- Greenberg Traurig
- Steel Hector & Davis
- White & Case
Education
- J.D., Duke University School of Law
- M.A., New York University
- B.A., The Johns Hopkins University
Areas of Practice
- Securities and Financial Services Disputes
- SIPC and SEC receiverships (including clawback claims)
- Employment Claims
- Internal and Regulatory Investigations
- Commercial Litigation
- Class Actions
Jon A. Jacobson Tel: (561) 293-2530
Jon A. Jacobson, an attorney with Jacobson Law P.A., is also Of Counsel to Atherton Galardi. Jon concentrates his practice on representing investors, advisors, and brokerage firms in financial industry disputes throughout Florida, nationwide, and globally. Prior to becoming an attorney, Jon was a trader on the International Equity Lending Desk of Paribas Capital Markets, where he worked with the bank's London, Paris, and Singapore offices to manage a global $1.2 billion portfolio of investments. Jon has spent his entire legal career practicing financial industry and securities-related litigation and has successfully represented clients in multi-million-dollar disputes throughout Florida and United States. Prior to founding Jacobson Law P.A., Jon was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Awards and Recognitions
- Author, "Ninth Circuit Reverses Securities Fraud Conviction Based on Admission of Prior Complaint" (Sept. 14, 2012)
- Author, "FINRA's New Know Your Customer and Suitability Rules" (July 11, 2012)
- Author, "Florida Increases Penalties for Unregistered Securities Sales" (Apr. 13, 2012)
- Co-Author, "Does Your Firm's Standard Lien Language Create a Possibility That Your Customer's IRAs May Lose Their Exempt Status and Protection from Third-Party Creditors?" (Feb. 27, 2012)
- Co-Author, "Respect Your Elders: A Survey of the Rules and Laws that Apply to Claims Brought by Senior Investors," 1686 PLI/Corp 265 (Aug. 6, 2008)
- Co-Author, "Appellate Review of Arbitration Decisions," Vol. 40, No. 16 Rev. Secs. & Comm. Reg. 185 (Sept. 19, 2007)
- Co-Author, "What Happens in Arbitration, Stays in Arbitration," 1615 PLI/Corp. 749 (Aug. 8, 2007)
- Co-Author, "Less Than Zero: The Evidentiary Value of Research Analyst Settlements," 1440 PLI/Corp. 619 (Aug. 11, 2004)
- Author, "Your Place or Mine: The Enforceability of Choice-of-Law/Forum Clauses in International Contracts," 8 Duke J. Comp. & Int'l. L. 469 (Spring 1998)
- Co-Author, "Punitive Damages in Arbitration: An Undue Process," 958 PLI/Corp. 599 (Sept.-Oct. 1996)
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