Latham & Watkins LLP

Jason Burt, an experienced first-chair trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor, represents clients in bet-the-company business litigation, complex class action defense, government investigations, and strategic counseling on all aspects of litigation strategy and risk management.

Jason draws on extensive courtroom experience in civil and criminal matters in US federal and state courts to represent and succeed for clients at all stages of litigation, including in cases involving claims of:

• • Product liability
  • Consumer fraud
  • Deceptive and unfair business practices
  • Violations of state consumer protection statutes
  • Breach of contract
  • Trade secret misappropriation
  • Healthcare fraud
  • Violations of the False Claims Act

Leveraging his long track record of litigation success and his sophisticated understanding of emerging technology, class action defense, and business-to-business disputes, Jason serves as a trusted advisor to clients across numerous industries, including the automotive, healthcare, financial, communications, and technology industries. He regularly engages in counseling and negotiation to assist clients in their contracting to mitigate liability and risk exposure, particularly in automotive supplier relationships. He approaches each matter from a global perspective, and has extensive experience counseling Asian clients and helping Asian companies navigate the US litigation landscape.

As an Assistant US Attorney for the Department of Justice (DOJ), Jason prosecuted white-collar frauds and first-chaired more than 21 weeks of federal jury trials, obtaining guilty verdicts in every case that went to jury. His prosecutions recouped tens of millions of dollars for victims of financial crimes across the nation. Jason also served as the Deputy Chief of the White Collar and Economic Crime Section within the United States Attorneys’ Office for the District of Utah.

Prior to joining the DOJ, Jason worked in Latham’s Washington, D.C. office. Before that, Jason was a clerk for Judge Carlos T. Bea in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.