Known as a versatile litigator, skilled negotiator and trusted counselor, Jason’s clients value his approachable manner and dedication to their success both inside and outside the courtroom.

Experience

Jason Finkelstein is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. He practices before the state, federal and bankruptcy courts of New Jersey and New York, as well as in a variety of commercial arbitration, regulatory and administrative venues.

Jason’s experience includes complex commercial litigation in the commercial/retail real estate and construction sectors, shareholder and partnership disputes, and employment actions, including matters involving wage and hour, discrimination, non-compete and trade secret issues. His practice also includes disputes related to construction and white collar criminal defense and government investigations. At Cole Schotz, Jason has been at the forefront of the e-discovery practice which allows him to provide a range of information governance and discovery solutions to his clients.

Representative Matters

Examples of Jason’s experience include:

• Representing 300+ Bergen County-based homeowners in complex real estate dispute raising a multitude of real estate, corporate and environmental issues.
• Representing and counseling New Jersey-based commercial real estate brokerage firm in a variety of broker-related disputes.
• Representing New York real estate investment and operating company with portfolio of over $2.5 billion assets under management (AUM) in real estate litigation matters in New York state and bankruptcy courts.
• Representing and counseling developer and operator of an over one million square foot industrial park in Rockland County, NY in development-related litigation matters and partnership/membership disputes.
• Representing New York-based middle-market real estate bridge lending group in borrower and mezzanine lender loan workouts.
• Representing specialty food market in Bergen County, NJ in land use and real estate litigation matters.
• Representing California-based real estate investment firm engaged in real estate investment management, leasing and property management services in connection with contested lease assignment litigation pending in St. Louis, MO.
• Representing New York City construction company in a variety of wage and hour, Department of Labor and OSHA matters.

Networks & Affiliations

Professionally, Jason is an active member of the Bergen County Bar Association and Bergen County Bar Foundation, and he serves as a Trustee for both organizations in addition to chairing and co-chairing numerous committees. He also sits on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Committee on Character. Outside of the office, Jason is an active member of the New Jersey Next Generation Committee for ICSC (the International Council of Shopping Centers),and has previously served on the Editorial Board for ICSC’s Shopping Center Legal Update. Jason also proudly and passionately sits on the Board of Trustees for Special Olympics New Jersey and served as Board Chair in 2024 and 2025.

Education

Jason earned his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, he served as a summer clerk for the late Judge John E. Sprizzo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He currently serves as a member for Cardozo’s New Jersey Alumni Association.

Prior to law school, Jason earned his B.A. summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Muhlenberg College. At Muhlenberg, he earned First Team Academic All-America honors as a Track & Field athlete and was the recipient of a prestigious NCAA post-graduate scholarship. Over the years since graduating, Jason has served his alma mater in numerous capacities, including on the Muhlenberg Alumni Board, as the Northern New Jersey Regional Alumni Club leader, as a member of the Athletics Hall of Fame Committee, and as a member of the Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Society (HMMS), among other volunteer roles.

Honors & Awards

Since 2017, Jason has been selected annually to the New Jersey Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, an honor given for exhibiting excellence in practice.

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