Jackson Toof

Practice Areas

Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy

Complex Litigation

International Trade & Investment

Labor, Employment & OSHA

Real Estate

Copyright

Healthcare

Career

Jackson is a trial lawyer who listens to his clients, cares about his clients, and tells their stories. His national practice regularly focuses on bankruptcy and strategic litigation, customs and trade litigation, complex business litigation, and all things in between. Jackson heads the Complex Litigation practice in the DC office.

After more than 20 years as a trial lawyer, Jackson understands that every client has a story to tell, regardless of the side they are on, in whatever forum they are in, and choosing who tells that story is one of the most important decisions clients will make.

Jackson has served as lead litigation counsel for clients in many of the country’s largest and most complex bankruptcies and reorganizations, including chapter 11 cases such as Caesars, PG&E, Hertz, Endo, Mallinckrodt, and Cengage. Jackson has been involved in all aspects of bankruptcy and strategic litigation, including pursuing and defending actions on behalf of various creditor constituencies, complex financial restructurings and valuation disputes, and fraudulent transfer and preference actions, and he has handled all aspects of litigation enforcing indentures and the rights and remedies of indenture trustees.

Jackson has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex commercial matters. An AV Preeminent® rated attorney, he has extensive experience defending and pursuing actions in numerous areas, including a variety of international trade, business tort, contract and real estate actions, shareholder litigation, non-compete and non-solicitation litigation, False Claims Act/qui tam and health care matters, ratemaking determinations for digital music licenses before the Copyright Royalty Board, probate litigation, and criminal and white-collar criminal defense. Jackson has first and second chaired jury, bench, and administrative trials in a variety of civil and criminal matters, and his litigation practice involves all phases of litigation from strategic business counseling and problem solving through trial and appellate review.

Professional Memberships

Jackson has served on the firm’s Professional Conduct Committee since 2013, co-chairs the firm’s Litigation/Practice Support Committee, and was the chair of the firm’s Associates Committee from 2009–2012.

Jackson is a member of the Bench/Bar Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and is on the Advisory Boards for the annual Valuation Conference (VALCON) and the annual Views from the Bench (DC) conference, both of which are sponsored by ABI.

Jackson is also a member of the Virginia Bar Association, the Fairfax County Bar Association, the Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar Association. Jackson has served as an Adjunct Professor at American University Washington College of Law teaching Criminal Procedure. Additionally, Jackson is an active member of the University of New Hampshire Alumni Association and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, DC Chapter.

In addition, Jackson previously served as the chair of the Board of Directors for a local 501(c)(3) basketball skills training, AAU, and life skills organization.

Jackson served as articles editor for American University Washington College of Law’s Administrative Law Review, which is the official publication of the American Bar Association’s Section on Administrative Law. He also was a Marshall-Brennan Fellow, teaching constitutional law to high school students at John F. Kennedy High School in Maryland.

Personal

In 2003, Jackson began his career as a litigator while serving with the United States Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. As a Naval attorney stationed in Washington, DC, he gained extensive litigation experience defending sailors and marines in criminal matters before courts-martial. In addition, Jackson provided civil legal assistance to hundreds of sailors and marines, and represented over a hundred sailors and marines before the Navy’s Physical (Disability) Evaluation Board.

During his active duty tour in the US Navy JAG Corps, Jackson was selected as Officer-of-the-Year for the Naval Legal Service Office North Central, which included six Naval Legal Service Offices on the East Coast covering a 22-state region, and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terror Service Medal.

Jackson continued his service as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy reserve, where he served as (i) legal assistance counsel at NR LSO Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia, providing civil legal assistance to active, reserve, and retired service members; and (ii) Deputy Force Judge Advocate assigned to Commander Navy Installations Command, helping to deliver effective and efficient readiness to the fleet.

Education

Expert in these Jurisdictions

District of Columbia Bar

New York Bar

Virginia Bar

US Court of Appeals, Armed Forces

US Court of International Trade

US Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit

US Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals

US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

US District Court, District of Columbia

US District Court, District of Maryland

US District Court, Southern District of New York

US District Court, Northern District of New York

US District Court, Southern District of Texas

US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia

US Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia

US Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland

US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York

US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York

US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas