Jon M. Talotta
Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Northern Virginia
Washington, D.C.
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Overview
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Experience
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Chambers USA"He's an outstanding litigator. He's remarkable in terms of his ability to identify issues and prevail. He is just an absolute winner."
Jon Talotta is global co-leader for the firm's Corporate and Securities Litigation group, ranked Band One for Litigation by Chambers, and the leader of the Chambers Band One-ranked Northern Virginia office Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment group.
Jon has over two decades of experience in M&A, shareholder, corporate governance, and securities disputes, as well as technology, consumer protection, Internet, privacy, cybersecurity, and other business disputes. He has represented U.S. and multinational clients from a variety of industries in trial and appellate courts across the United States, in arbitrations and mediations, and in administrative proceedings and investigations before numerous federal and state agencies.
Jon is a member of the Boards of Teach For America-DC, Gideon's Promise, and the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is a former member of the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, and a devoted pro bono litigator, working on actual innocence and civil justice impact cases. His successes include obtaining exonerations for two individuals who spent a combined 30 years in prison for crimes they did not commit.
After law school, Jon served as a law clerk for the Honorable James C. Cacheris (E.D.Va.). During law school, he served as a law clerk extern for the Honorable B. Waugh Crigler (W.D.Va.).
Chambers USA"He's an outstanding litigator. He's remarkable in terms of his ability to identify issues and prevail. He is just an absolute winner."
Representative experience
Representation of public and private companies in shareholder lawsuits challenging mergers & acquisitions.
Representation of special litigation committees appointed to investigate claims against directors and officers.
Representation of companies and investors in disputes involving governance issues, post-closing issues, joint-ventures, and services agreements.
Representation of public and private companies in internet disputes, consumer data breach investigations, and related state and federal lawsuits and regulatory investigations.
Credentials
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
- M.A., University of Virginia
- M.S., American University
- B.A., The Pennsylvania State University
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association