Jed is an experienced advocate who has represented clients in high-stakes litigation for more than a decade. As co-leader of the Firm’s commercial and appellate practices, he focuses on antitrust, ERISA, employment, breach of contract, and other complex commercial matters. He also works across the Firm’s civil rights docket, drafting dispositive motions and consulting on trial and post-trial strategy. He has authored dozens of briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state courts of appeals.
Jed received his B.A. from Yale College and his J.D. from Yale Law School. Prior to joining the Firm, he clerked for the Hon. Joel M. Flaum (7th Cir.) and the Hon. Gary S. Feinerman (N.D. Ill.) and practiced at a global law firm in Chicago.
Some of Jed’s significant representations include:
Complex Commercial
- An IT services company defending against an earnout dispute brought by a former founder
- A dermatology platform bringing trade secrets and computer hacking claims against a competitor
- A real estate firm bringing breach of contract and fraud claims arising out of a strategic acquisition
Appellate
- A proprietary trading firm supporting the SEC’s approval of rules for a new options exchange
- Purchasers of viatical settlement policies in an appeal raising important issues under the Illinois Viatical Settlements Act and Consumer Fraud Act
- An aerospace and defense company defending against a class action over severance benefits
ERISA
- Numerous companies and universities in ERISA class actions defending against fiduciary claims related to 401(k) and 403(b) plans
- An insurance underwriting company regarding the legal standard for ERISA prohibited transaction claims
- Business organizations concerning claims arising out of stable value fund offerings in retirement plans
Employment
- A quantitative trading firm defending against breach of contract and quantum meruit claims by a former executive
- A sports technology company enforcing a noncompete covenant against a former employee
Jed also devotes substantial time to public interest cases addressing civil rights, voting rights, and the rule of law. Recent representations include:
- More than 150 former state and federal judges discussing the scope and effect of Supreme Court emergency docket orders
- Former senior CFPB officials challenging the attempted shutdown of that agency without congressional authorization
- A prominent legal scholar on constitutional claims arising from sexual misconduct involving prisoners and prison staff
Jed lives in Evanston, Illinois. He is a recovering legal historian, following a brief but informative detour into the vagaries of judicial politics. See Note, After Midnight: The Circuit Judges & the Repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801, 24 Yale J. of Law & Humanities 543 (2012).
