Jason C. Scott advises companies of all sizes, including start-ups, on domestic and international artificial intelligence (AI) laws and frameworks. His practice focuses on AI regulatory compliance, organizational AI management systems, and related data privacy concerns. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Jason also has a robust litigation practice related to technology, privacy, cyber, and commercial matters. He has represented hospitals, hedge fund financing companies, municipalities, an Ivy League university, and companies of different sizes in various types of complex litigation. His litigation practice has included privacy/wiretapping claims, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) actions, class actions, cases involving unfair and deceptive trade practices, trade secret misappropriations, and breach of contract matters. Jason regularly tries cases for his clients.

Before becoming an attorney, Jason worked at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. There, he researched U.S. foreign policy and international law issues for faculty publications, edited and proofread journal articles and book manuscripts, and oversaw course material production.

He is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. Jason graduated from Pace Law School where he was a member of the Pace Environmental Law Review. He also holds master’s degrees from Harvard and SUNY New Paltz and attended SUNY Cortland for his undergraduate degree.

  • AI in Public Housing: Innovations, Challenges, and Compliance, HAI Group, March 2025
  • Current Regulatory Landscape of AI in the United States and European Union, SUNY New Paltz, February 2025
  • Artificial Intelligence in Construction and Design, 7th Annual Construction and Design Risk and Claims Summit, ExecuSummit, October 2024
  • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation, Governance, and Developments. An Overview of AI Policy, Client Concerns, and Challenges, HAI Group, September 2024
  • Inaugural Navigating Artificial Intelligence and It’s Emerging Risks, ExecuSummit, September 2024
  • Recent and Emerging Legal Issues Surrounding AI, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, May 2024
  • AI in Professional Services: Innovation and Integration, Business Counsel of Westchester, March 2024

Media Commentary

Nuances highlight New Jersey’s comprehensive privacy bill, International Association of Privacy Professionals, January 2024

Admissions

  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Community Involvement

  • Harvard Alumni Association, Member

Education

  • A.L.M., Government, Harvard Extension School, 2010
  • J.D., Pace University School of Law, 2008
    • Pace Environmental Law Review
  • M.A., Sociology, State University of New York at New Paltz, 1998
  • B.A., Sociology and Secondary Social Studies, State University of New York at Cortland, 1996

Honors

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) – Participant