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Jason R.
Finkelstein

Member

Office 201.525.6293
Cell 973.865.3476
Email jfinkelstein@coleschotz.com
Brooke Fink |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. 5097
bfink@coleschotz.com
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Jason Finkelstein, a member of the firm’s Litigation, Construction, Employment, Real Estate, and White Collar Criminal Defense and Government Investigations Departments.

Jason 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.

 

Experience

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.

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. 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;
  • Representing aggrieved minority shareholder in complex dispute with majority shareholders concerning ownership and operations of Paterson, NJ manufacturing company.
Networks & Affiliations

Professionally, Jason is an active member of the Bergen County Bar Association and Bergen County Bar Foundation. He is also on the Board of Trustees for both the Bergen County Bar Association and the Bergen County Bar Foundation. He also sits on the State of New Jersey’s Committee on Character. Outside of the office, Jason is also a member of the New Jersey Next Generation Committee for ICSC (the International Council of Shopping Centers) as well as a member of the Editorial Board for ICSC’s Shopping Center Legal Update. Jason also proudly sits on the Board of Trustees for Special Olympics New Jersey.

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 an executive committee 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. Jason currently serves his alma mater on the Muhlenberg Alumni Board, as the Northern New Jersey Regional Alumni Club leader and as a member of the Athletics Hall of Fame Committee, 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. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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Areas of focus

    Practices
  • Construction
  • Disputes & Litigation
  • Criminal & Civil Government Enforcement Actions
  • Employment Counseling
  • Employment
  • Employment Litigation 
  • Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Appeals
  • Construction Disputes & Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • eDiscovery Services
  • Financial Services Litigation
  • Professional Services Litigation
  • White Collar Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Employment Litigation 
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Workouts & Foreclosures
  • Zoning & Land Use
  • White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations
  • Government Investigations
  • Litigation

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
Muhlenberg College, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

New York
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Honors & Awards

New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars
New Leaders of the Bar, New Jersey Legal Awards
"Jason stands out to me as someone with the creativity, the dedication and the discipline necessary to implement ideas. He embraces every opportunity with enthusiasm and without hesitation."
Chuck Lanyard The Goldstein Group
  • Blogs
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Blogs

  1. 01

    FTC Announces Proposed Rules Aimed at Banning Non-Compete Agreements

    January 10, 2023
  2. 02

    Employer Alert: DOJ’s Active Prosecution of Employer “No-Poach” Agreements Nets First Guilty Plea

    November 2, 2022
  3. 03

    New York Wage Theft Law Promises Major Change for Contractors

    December 17, 2021
  4. 04

    NY Contractors Face Increased Liability and Administrative Costs from Proposed Amendments to Wage Theft Prevention Act

    June 4, 2021
  5. 05

    Will Unionized New York City Construction Workers be Entitled to Premium Pay Under Pending City Legislation?

    April 27, 2020
  6. 06

    Employer Alert Update: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Signed Into Law

    March 19, 2020
  7. 07

    Employer Alert: Current Status of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

    March 17, 2020
  8. 08

    New Jersey Continues to Aggressively Pursue Measures to Halt the Misclassification of Independent Contractors

    October 14, 2019
  9. 09

    Department of Labor Proposes Increased Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Status Under the FLSA

    March 13, 2019
  10. 10

    Reminder to NYC Employers: New Fair Workweek Laws Become Effective November 26, 2017

    November 6, 2017
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    New York wage theft law promises major change for contractors

    January 11, 2022 | New York Real Estate Journal
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Awards + Recognitions

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    23 Cole Schotz Attorneys Named 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers

    March 17, 2022
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