- Representing a private fund in a non-public SEC investigation regarding past securities offerings.
- Representing a functional drinks and liquid supplements company and certain of its officers in a securities fraud class action pending in the Southern District of Florida.
- Representing a Fortune 500 company in a non-public SEC investigation related to its investments in a technology startup.
- Representing a power generation company in a shareholder derivative and class action lawsuit pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- Representing the former independent directors of a for-profit college in receivership proceedings pending in the Middle District of Georgia.
- Represented a telecommunications company in a non-public SEC investigation regarding proxy disclosures in a proposed SPAC transaction.
- Represented a Bitcoin mining company in a non-public SEC investigation regarding the company’s capital raise, resulting in no enforcement action against the company or its managers.
- Represented a power generation company in a non-public SEC investigation related to accounting charges and related matters under percentage-of-completion accounting, resulting in no enforcement action against the company or any of its officers.
- Represented a Fortune 500 company in a non-public SEC whistleblower investigation regarding revenue recognition accounting, resulting in no enforcement action against the company or any of its officers.
- Represented a company based in the United Kingdom in a non-public SEC investigation related to promotional activities in the cryptocurrency market, resulting in a favorable result for the company.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 404 881 7941
- Email: jason.outlaw@alston.com
Jason is a tenacious lawyer who learns his clients’ business so that he can artfully defend them in litigation and regulatory enforcement proceedings in and out of court.
- Represented a Fortune 1000 company in a non-public SEC investigation regarding the impact of certain adjustments to reserve and accrual accounts on reported earnings per share, resulting in a favorable result for the company.
- Conducted an internal investigation of a Fortune 1000 company related to earnings management practices.
- Conducted an internal investigation of an insider’s trading activity.
- Represented a financial services company, a health care company, a power generation company, and consumer products companies, as well as their directors and officers, in securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivatives actions.
- Represented directors and officers, including consumer product companies, in M&A litigation matters.
- Represented private companies and high-wealth individuals in various critical business disputes.
Jason Outlaw focuses his practice primarily on SEC investigations, securities fraud actions, shareholder derivative suits, corporate investigations, and other complex commercial litigation. Jason is recognized by Chambers USA as “Up and Coming” for Litigation: Securities – Georgia.
Jason received his J.D. in 2012 from Georgetown University. In law school, Jason was a member of Barristers’ Council (Appellate Advocacy Division). He and his teammate successfully competed in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition, where they won the regional championship as well as earned awards for Best Brief at both regionals and nationals.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
Education
- Georgetown University (J.D., 2012)
- Mississippi State University (B.A., 2005)
Memberships
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation