Overview
Jason D. Strabo is the head of McDermott’s Los Angeles Litigation Group. Jason has significant experience in a range of complex litigation matters, including healthcare litigation, securities litigation and other complex commercial litigation. He also has significant trial and arbitration experience.
While in law school, Jason served on the board of the Hale Honors Moot Court program.
Results
Healthcare Litigation
- Represented and representing multiple hospitals, hospital systems, dialysis companies, radiation oncology companies and management services organizations in complex litigation, false claims act cases, fraudulent billing, electronic health record system-related litigation and other healthcare litigation and arbitration
- Defending a physician management company against a 17200 claim in the US District Court in the Northern District of California alleging a violation of the ban on the corporate practice of medicine
- Defending a healthcare entity against a purported class action asserting violation of California Business & Professions Code § 17200 concerning alleged payments for referrals pending in the Superior Court for the County of Alameda
- Represented national hospital chain in contentious action under California False Claims Act
Securities Litigation
- Representing senior management of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company in securities litigation stemming from 2017 and 2018 wildfires, and 2019 public safety power shutoff.
- Represented senior management of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company in successfully resolved derivative litigation stemming from 2017 and 2018 wildfires.
- Represented senior management of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company in successfully resolved derivative litigation stemming from 2010 San Bruno pipeline rupture.
- Representing defendant in multiple securities litigation matters stemming from cryptocurrency and NFTs.
- Represented bankruptcy estate in complex multi-year securities litigation stemming from subprime collapse.
- Represented officers of publicly-traded bank and bank holding company in federal securities litigation stemming from bank failure.
Complex Commercial Litigation
- Represented company in litigation and subsequent arbitration $262 million successor liability, de facto, merger and fraudulent transfer case. Prevailed in the entirety in both litigation and arbitration.
- Representing online peer-to-peer rental company in litigation seeking injunctive and declaratory relief as to rentals in California Coastal Zone. Prevailed on motion to dismiss and appeal.
- Represented private equity firm in multiple matters in which plaintiff asserted claims for fraud, debt recharacterization, and statutory and equitable subordination, in which our client prevailed in the entirety after a multi-week bankruptcy court trial
- Representation of numerous persons and entities in post-merger claims for alleged breaches of merger representations and warranties
Other Litigation
- Represented company and founders in federal trademark infringement case. Prevailed on all claims on summary judgment.
- Represented foreign pharmaceutical company in complex multi-jurisdictional patent ownership dispute in which we secured summary judgment in our client’s favor on all claims.
- Represented multiple clients in highly contentious action for the unlawful misappropriation or use of trade secrets. Prevailed on all claims on summary judgment.
- Represented biotech company in complex antitrust case involving claims for the alleged unlawful bundling of products, monopolization, and attempted monopolization.
- Represented drug development company in complex patent infringement action raising novel issues regarding scope of Hatch-Waxman safe harbor.
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2024-2025
Credentials
Education
University of Southern California – Gould School of Law, JD, 2006
Cornell University, BA, 2002
Admissions
California
Courts / Agencies
US District Court for the Central District of California
US District Court for the Eastern District of California
US District Court for the Northern District of California
US District Court for the Southern District of California
US District Court for the District of Colorado