Jason Hopkins

Jason Hopkins

Partner
About

Jason Hopkins focuses on securities litigation, representing investors, issuers, broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and other securities professionals as plaintiffs and defendants in derivative actions, securities class actions, FINRA arbitrations and other securities-related litigation. He has tried cases in federal and state courts, and has handled arbitrations before FINRA, JAMS and the American Arbitration Association.

Jason also frequently defends civil and criminal investigations and lawsuits brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Justice (DOJ), state securities agencies and state attorneys general.

Bar admissionsTexas
CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Federal ClaimsUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
  • J.D., William & Mary Law School
  • B.A., University of Mississippi

Awards

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, M&A Litigation: Defense (2023-2024)
  • Recommended, Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2019)
Additional Awards
  • Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars" (2016-2019)

Prior Experience

  • United States Marine Corps, 1997–2001

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
  • Dallas Bar Association, Securities Law Section

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