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M. Jason  Hale
Associate
Nashville
P:(615) 742-6573
F:(615) 248-8800
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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
“The Supreme Court Says No ‘Discovery Rule’ for SEC Enforcement Actions, But Options Remain,” Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (April 16, 2013)
"Not so fast: Directors and officers sued by the FDIC over bank failures should not assume D&O Insurance will cover the claims,” Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (December 10, 2012)
"Pending Supreme Court decision may breathe new life into SEC civil enforcement actions related to the financial crisis," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (October 15, 2012)
"The Supreme Court’s review of the Amgen decision may cause it to reconsider the 'Fraud-On-The-Market' presumption," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (August 13, 2012)
"Supreme Court Finds Section 16(b) Claims Not Tolled Pending Section 16(a) Disclosure Filing; Hints that Statutes of Repose Can’t be Tolled,” Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (May 11, 2012)
"6th Circuit Addresses Statute of Limitations Applicable to Claims Under Section 10(b) of the 1934 Act," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (May 2, 2012)
"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.