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M. Jason  Hale
Associate
Nashville
P:(615) 742-6573
F:(615) 248-8800

Education
Case Western Reserve University - J.D.  
Middle Tennessee State University - B.S.  

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Bar Admissions
Tennessee
New York

Publications
"11th Circuit finds actionable ‘confirmatory statements’ that prolong stock-price inflation," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (November 15, 2011)
"6th Circuit refuses to extend SLUSA's ‘Delaware carve-out’ to mutual fund investors," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (September 22, 2011)
"Federal Questions, State Courts, and the Lockstep Doctrine," 57 Case Western Reserve Law Review 927 (2006-7).



Jason’s practice focuses on general commercial litigation with an emphasis in business disputes, corporate and securities matters, and financial products and broker-dealer litigation.

Business Disputes: Jason represents companies in a variety of business disputes, including contract disputes, business torts, and mergers and acquisitions. Representative matters include:
  • Local counsel for national insurance company in $1.5 billion contract rescission action in federal court. 
  • Counsel for health care company in multiple restrictive covenant breach of contract and tortious interference with business relationship state court actions. 

Securities and Corporate: Jason represents corporations and directors in corporate and securities matters. Jason has also been involved with internal corporate investigations regarding potential regulatory and compliance issues.

Financial Products and Broker-Dealer: Jason represents broker-dealers in professional liability claims before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Jason is a contributing blogger to Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog.

While in law school, Jason served as Executive Articles Editor of the Case Western Reserve Law Review. A native of Middle Tennessee, Jason enjoys the outdoors, sports and the arts.