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Jason Pinney focuses his practice on securities enforcement and litigation matters. Jason represents broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity firms, board members, and individuals in litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory investigations across the United States. Jason represents clients in federal and state court, as well as before the SEC, FINRA, and state securities agencies. He conducts internal investigations on behalf of senior management and directors, and advises clients on a variety of regulatory, compliance, and corporate governance issues, including broker-dealer and investment adviser regulation, retail advice and standards of conduct, and research analyst conflicts. Jason lectures on securities industry issues and conducts continuing education programs for clients.
Jason is active in pro bono matters and nonprofit work. He is on the Boston Advisory Board for Harlem Lacrosse, a school-based nonprofit that mentors at-risk youth in five cities through the sport of lacrosse. Prior to that, Jason served as a board member and pro bono counsel for MetroLacrosse. Jason also leads a team that serves as counsel to the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, a nationally recognized nonprofit that protects and serves the local fishing community. Jason has testified before Congress in connection with his pro bono work, and has been profiled in Above the Law, The American Lawyer, and other publications.
In 2012, Jason was named an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by the Massachusetts Bar Association and Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly. In 2015 he was named a top “40 under 40” lawyer in Boston by the National Law Journal.
Jason currently serves as the hiring partner for Morgan Lewis’s Boston office. Prior to that, Jason served as the chair of the Boston office’s Pro Bono Committee.
Jason received his J.D. magna cum laude from Boston College Law School where he was an executive editor for the Environmental Affairs Law Review and taught environmental law to undergraduates. In 2010, he served as a special prosecutor for the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office. 
Daniel N. Budofsky is a member of the law firm's Finance practice and is located in the New York office. Daniel advises financial institutions, corporations, investment funds, and asset managers on financial products and regulation in domestic and international transactions. He works on numerous derivatives and financing transactions, as well as a variety of complex structured products. Daniel’s practice encompasses, equity derivatives, securities lending and repurchase transactions, energy and commodity hedging, regulatory capital transactions, synthetic securitizations and other types of derivatives across all asset classes.
Daniel acted as counsel to the Asset Management Group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in connection with derivatives reform. He also represented the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in connection with the drafting of the 2006 Fund Derivatives Definitions and the 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions projects.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America, Derivatives and Futures Law (2006 to Present)
Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Derivatives (2004, 2007 to Present)
Chambers USA, Capital Markets: Derivatives (2005 to Present)
Best Lawyers in America, “Lawyer of the Year,” Derivatives and Futures Law, (2015)
Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2016)
Chambers USA, New York – Capital Markets: Derivatives (2004)
Legal 500 U.S. (2014, 2016)
IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate guide, Leading Lawyer (2010–2013, 2016–2017)
Affiliations
Member, New York City Bar (1992–present)
Member, New York State Bar Association, Member and Former Chairman, Derivatives and Structured Products Law Committee
Sarah Takasugi is an expert in employment and business litigation, with over twenty-five years of experience vigorously defending businesses and employers. She is currently a Senior Attorney at LightGabler, a preeminent law firm located in Camarillo, California.
She specializes in representing employers in all facets of employment law, including single-plaintiff and class actions, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, and governmental agency charges and investigations. She has successfully mediated multiple claims and achieved favorable outcomes for her clients. She is committed to delivering practical and effective solutions that protect the interests and rights of employers. 
