Jason D Russell

Practice Areas

Jason Russell is head of Skadden’s Los Angeles office, representing a wide variety of clients in commercial litigation disputes in federal and state courts throughout the country as well as in international forums. He has earned a reputation as an adept litigator with particular experience litigating some of the most high-profile cases in the sports and entertainment field, as well as complex class actions. Mr. Russell has extensive experience in and takes an innovative approach to all aspects of complex litigation matters, ranging from jury trials and appellate arguments to mediation and arbitration.

Awards

- The Los Angeles Business Journal included him as part of its LA500, recognizing the most influential people in Los Angeles, every year since 2020, and as a Top Litigator and Trial Lawyer in Los Angeles

- Thomson Reuters named him a Stand-Out Lawyer in 2024 and 2023

- Lawdragon included him as one of its 500 Leading Global Litigators and 500 Leading Litigators in America, as well as previously as one of its Rising Stars

- The Best Lawyers in America named him a leading lawyer in litigation and sports law

- Who’s Who Legal included him as one of its Top Sports & Gaming Lawyers

- Named by the Los Angeles and Orange County Business of Law magazine as a Legal Visionary

- The Daily Journal named him as one of its Top Antitrust Lawyers and Top 20 Under 40 lawyers in California

- He was a recipient of the prestigious California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) award bestowed for “extraordinary achievements” in litigation

Career

Law clerk to the Hon. Frank X. Altimari, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Board Member, Public Counsel; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section; Board Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles; American Bar Association; Board Member, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles