Jason H. Gould is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of Jorden Burt LLP. Mr. Gould represents insurance companies and financial institutions in a range of complex litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States, including substantial class action litigation. Mr. Gould has extensive experience in litigation involving fixed and variable annuity products; securities and consumer fraud litigation; bad faith claims; litigation relating to sales practices and post-sale administration of insurance and investment products; all types of regulatory and state statutory violations, including unfair competition and deceptive trade practices claims; high exposure punitive damages litigation; and appellate litigation. Mr. Gould also has expertise in broker-dealer regulatory and compliance issues, and has served as lead counsel in numerous FINRA securities arbitrations.
Speeches and Publications
· Co-Author: "Rigorous Class Certification Analysis Requires Determination of Whether Contractual Provisions at Issue Are Ambiguous." Class Action Litigation Report, Vol. 11, No. 24, December 24, 2010 and Expert Evidence Report, Vol. 11, No. 2, January 24, 2011.
· Speaker: NAVA Government & Regulatory Affairs Conference (June 2009), Washington, DC
· Speaker: American Bankers Insurance Association Annual Conference (September 2007), Washington, DC
· Speaker: Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc. Independent Marketing Organizations Roundtable (April 2006), Phoenix, AZ
· Speaker: ACLI Conference on Insurance and the Law (February 2006), San Antonio, TX
· Author: "Insurance Products: Litigation and Enforcement Action Trends", Published by ACLI as part of conference materials for February 2006 conference.
· Speaker: ALI/ABA Conference on Life Insurance Company Products (November 2005)
· Co-Author: "Recent NASD Enforcement Actions and Litigation Involving Variable Products," Published by ALI/ABA as part of course materials for November 2005 Conference on Life Insurance Products
· Co-Author: "Recent Developments in E-Commerce Law", ABA Tort and Insurance Law Journal (Winter 2003)
· Frequent Contributor: Expect Focus®
Professional Affiliations
· Member, New York State Bar Association
· Member, New York County Lawyers' Association
· Member, American Bar Association: Sections of Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice