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WASHINGTON,
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20036-5807
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Jason M. Knott’s practice includes complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, and congressional investigations. He has represented corporate and individual clients in civil disputes involving contracts, shareholder rights, employment, insurance, patents, and judgment collections. Mr. Knott has also represented clients in criminal cases and investigations related to antitrust, environmental, gambling, foreign sanctions, money laundering, and stolen property laws. He has trial and arbitration experience and has argued in a number of state and federal courts.
Prior to joining Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Mr. Knott was an associate at Covington & Burling LLP. During law school, he interned for the Honorable G. Ross Anderson of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, in addition to working as a research assistant for Professor Lucian Bebchuk.
Experience
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Currently represents executives in employment-related disputes.
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Currently represents a defendant in a case involving alleged criminal violations of foreign sanctions regulations.
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Represented a group of insurance underwriters in insurance coverage lawsuits related to lead paint. Mr. Knott argued in Texas state court on behalf of the group of more than 30 insurers defending the action. Later, he briefed an appeal to the New York Appellate Division that resulted in injunctive relief.
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Represented minority shareholders in an action for breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression, and securities fraud. In the jury trial, Mr. Knott conducted direct and cross-examinations of the expert witnesses. He also argued the directed verdict motion and the jury charge.
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Represented a corporation in a case involving a consultant’s claim for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud based on an alleged promise to pay a “success fee.”
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Represented a client who sought sanctions for contempt for the defendant’s violation of the terms of a civil protective order. After Mr. Knott argued his client’s case in District of Columbia Superior Court, the judge awarded a $10,000 fine.
EDUCATION
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Harvard Law School,
J.D.,
2003, cum laude; Line Editor, Journal of Law and Technology
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University of North Carolina,
B.A.,
2000, with distinction, Morehead Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
BAR ADMISSIONS
- District of Columbia
- North Carolina (inactive)
MEMBERSHIPS
- Listserv Coordinator, Pretrial Practice & Discovery Committee, ABA Section on Litigation
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