Jai Chandrasekhar

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Overview

Jai Chandrasekhar is Counsel in the Firm’s Manhattan office. Jai’s background includes the rare combination of experience as a plaintiffs’ lawyer and as a corporate lawyer. Jai has been representing plaintiffs for 20 years in securities fraud cases that have recovered more than $1.8 billion for investors.

Jai’s cases in courts across the country have resulted in many outstanding securities litigation recoveries for shareholders, including the Refco securities litigation ($367.3 million recovered for shareholders), the MF Global Holdings securities litigation ($234.3 million recovered for shareholders), the Luckin Coffee securities litigation ($175 million recovered for shareholders), and the JPMorgan Chase (“London Whale”) securities litigation ($150 million recovered for shareholders), among others.

Jai also advises institutional and other investors about how best to enforce their rights as shareholders in the United States and abroad.

Earlier in his career, Jai was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he represented securities issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance, and corporate governance matters. He then served as a staff attorney in the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s New York office.

Jai grew up in Ohio and New York. He earned his undergraduate degree in history from Yale University and his law degree from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and serves as the secretary of the New York County Lawyers Association.

Practice Areas

Education

  • Yale Law School, J.D., 1997
  • Yale University, B.A., 1987

Admissions

  • New York
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Secretary, New York County Lawyers Association
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