Jon M. Talotta
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 1
About
Provided by Jon M. Talotta
Practice Areas
Jon Talotta is global co-leader for the firm's Securities, Shareholder, and M&A Litigation group, as well as the Northern Virginia office practice manager for Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment.
He has over two decades of disputes related experience in corporate governance, securities, joint ventures, service agreements, internet, cybersecurity, consumer protection, technology, and other business issues. 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 Gideon's Promise, and the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and a former member of the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project. He is 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 Review
USA
Jon Talotta is a hugely experienced trial lawyer whose practices includes class actions and institutional disputes involving issues such as government contracts. He is also recognized for his expert handling of shareholder disputes involving REITs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jon is one of the best lawyers I have encountered. Not only is he intellectually at the top of his game, he couples that intellect with a strategic and pragmatic mindset."
"The breadth of Jon's experience allows him to opine on business risks that aren't immediately apparent in a given dispute."
"Jon is one of the best lawyers I have encountered. Not only is he intellectually at the top of his game, he couples that intellect with a strategic and pragmatic mindset."
"The breadth of Jon's experience allows him to opine on business risks that aren't immediately apparent in a given dispute."