Jared is a founding partner of Elsberg Baker & Maruri.

He is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Jared has successfully litigated a wide array of commercial matters, including ones involving shareholder and corporate governance disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, “busted” M&A transactions, commercial contract disputes, fraud claims, business torts, and employment disputes. Jared has represented a diverse range of companies, organizations, and individuals spanning a diverse mix of businesses and industries, including private equity, commercial real estate, pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, software, consumer product wholesale and distribution, and startups.

Jared regularly appears before federal and state courts around the country and has also represented clients in several confidential arbitrations before well-known arbitration organizations such as JAMS, AAA, and FINRA. Jared also has particular expertise litigating in the Delaware Court of Chancery and has successfully represented clients in a number of matters there, including through trial.

Benchmark Litigation named Jared in its 2024 40 & Under list. Each year, Benchmark Litigation recognizes the nation’s foremost up and coming litigators.

Lawdragon named Jared one of the “500 Leading Litigators in America” and “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.”

In addition to his legal practice, Jared also served as a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School for several years where he taught courses related to litigation practice.

‍Representative Matters

• Won a high-stakes arbitration as co-lead trial counsel on behalf of affordable housing company, Fairstead, against a former executive who secretly launched a competing company while still employed by Fairstead. After uncovering that the executive had misappropriated confidential information, corporate opportunities, and employees, Fairstead terminated him and clawed back his equity. Following a weeklong hearing, the arbitrator ruled decisively for Fairstead, finding the evidence “overwhelming” that the former executive had breached his employment contract and fiduciary duties and awarding Fairstead a full defense victory plus attorneys’ fees.
• Won trial victory after one-week bench trial in Delaware Court of Chancery in the first COVID-era busted deal case in which the client sought to walk away from a $6 billion deal.  In addition to being released from deal, client obtained full recovery of its $600 million+ deposit and was awarded its full attorneys’ fees and costs.  Affirmed on appeal by the Delaware Supreme Court in an opinion setting the precedent on ordinary course covenants in deal documents. 
• Obtained complete plaintiff’s jury verdict with punitive damages in the US District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of renowned entrepreneur and chemist, Dr. Anton Toutov, in a multi-million shareholder dispute concerning the attempts by Dr. Toutov’s co-venturers to freeze him out of their lab testing company, KorvaLabs. Jared was recognized for this decisive trial victory by the American Lawyer in its “Litigator of the Week” publication.
• Represented affordable housing company, Fairstead, as co-lead trial counsel in a week-long bench trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery adverse to one of the company’s former senior executives, John Tatum. Among other issues, the case involves complex breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims concerning Mr. Tatum’s efforts to launch a competing business while still working for Fairstead and the status of the rehabilitation on two dozen real estate projects in which Mr. Tatum claims a financial interest.
• Representing Diem Investments in a fraud and fiduciary duty action against e-commerce startup Maisonette, Inc. and its high-profile board, including Marissa Mayer and NEA CEO Tony Florence. The case arises from Diem’s investment in Maisonette’s late-stage funding rounds, based on financials and growth metrics that were allegedly known by the board to be false. The matter raises significant questions about board accountability, disclosure standards, and governance in venture-backed startups.
• Representing Perceptive Advisors and Perceptive Credit in a high-profile dispute with Gina Bartasi, the former CEO of fertility startup Kindbody. The case involves claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, and is currently pending in Delaware Chancery Court, where it was moved after we successfully obtained an anti-suit injunction barring Bartasi from continuing to prosecute her claims in New York.
• Successfully represented beneficial family shareholders in a complex corporate governance dispute concerning a billion-dollar network of beer distributorships known as the “Sheehan Family Companies.” The case involved numerous claims and counterclaims, including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment, and was favorably resolved through settlement.
• Represented renowned investment bank in a fee dispute concerning $300+ million equity financing transaction.
• Successfully represented trust beneficiaries in removing the trustee of their donative trust, which holds over $100 million in trust assets, through a summary proceeding in the Massachusetts Superior Court, Business Litigation Session.
• Represented Lion Copolymer Holdings LLC and its controlling shareholder in defending a suit brought by several minority shareholders in the Delaware Court of Chancery related to a contested multi-million-dollar capital raise.
• Represented Menalto Advisors LLC in a Delaware Superior Court action against a former client regarding a multi-million-dollar investment banking fee on a complex M&A transaction.
• Represented a market leading Amazon brand aggregator in multi-million-dollar arbitration regarding breaches of representations and warranties and disputed inventory liabilities arising from complex M&A transaction.
• Represented an advanced stage startup in multiple disputes with M&A counterparties in matters concerning millions of dollars in contested earnout payments.
• Represented a healthcare technology startup in multiple disputes with former advisors to the company who demanded equity in the company.
• Represented a pharmaceutical research and development company in contract dispute adverse to company retained to market innovative chemotherapy antidote on the pharmaceutical company’s behalf.
• Represented Skype co-founder against claims for breach of contract and tortious interference relating to a series of private investment funds. After motion practice challenging personal jurisdiction and seeking dismissal of the claims, successfully obtained stay of all discovery and the matter settled on confidential terms.