Jason C. Scott is a Partner in the Westchester office of GRSM and is a member of the Commercial Litigation, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber, Privacy & Data Security, and Advertising & E-Commerce practice groups. 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 diverse litigation practice has included shareholder derivative suits, class actions, multi-district litigation, cases involving unfair and deceptive trade practices, trade secret misappropriations, and breach of contract matters.
Jason regularly tries cases for his clients, having conducted several hundred hearings, jury, and non-jury trials throughout New York State. He is one of a few attorneys who have been trained by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).
Jason is a former Assistant Corporation Counsel with the New York City Office of Corporation Counsel. He successfully defended the City of New York, its composite agencies and employees in the Brooklyn Tort Unit.
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.
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