Jason Johnson Bio

A skilled business litigator, bankruptcy lawyer and deal-savvy counsel, Jason resolves high-stakes and complex cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as through mediation and arbitration. As outside general counsel to numerous companies, including global enterprises, he helps clients manage risk and crafts future-focused solutions. Representing commercial lending institutions, REITs, hedge funds, private equity groups, financial institutions and businesses across industries, Jason advises on and litigates wide-ranging issues. These include everything from disputes in the context of mergers, acquisitions and dispositions to contract disputes, finance-related matters, securities fraud cases, and business divorces and dissolutions. Certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy and recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for bankruptcy litigation in 2022 by Best Lawyers®, Jason has extensive experience in all aspects of creditors’ rights cases and bankruptcy, commercial foreclosure and workout proceedings, including cases with client assets exceeding $50-billion and claims exceeding $1 billion. He also handles white-collar criminal and government relations matters. A creative problem-solver and zealous advocate, Jason focuses on efficient and cost-effective solutions based on his clients’ goals. In his role as outside general counsel, he works toward ensuring front-end protections to avoid ambiguities and future disputes. He looks beyond the discrete matter presented. With a litigator’s eye, he works on uncovering potential risks, considers how possible outcomes may impact the client’s overall business plan and finds ways to protect the client from problems down the road. Additionally, as a Florida Supreme Court-certified circuit mediator, Jason has helped parties resolve more than 100 sophisticated commercial restructuring and complex commercial litigation cases. This experience as a successful mediator also gives Jason a unique perspective on the litigation side of his practice. He sees issues from both sides and knows the gamesmanship tools employed by his opponents. When coupled with his experience with the judiciary and how similar issues are often decided, he readily identifies appropriate pressure points to obtain desirable pretrial settlement outcomes for his clients.