Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP, a Seattle-based law firm representing plaintiffs in class actions and multi-party large-scale complex litigation today announced the opening of its New York office, and the hiring of Jason A. Zweig to lead the office.

Zweig is a highly experienced attorney representing plaintiffs in antitrust, securities, consumer and other types of complex litigation including class-action litigation.

Prior to joining Hagens Berman, Zweig was a partner at Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP in New York City. At Kaplan Fox, Zweig played significant roles in some of the largest antitrust and securities class actions in history including: High Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation (recovered $531 million); Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation (recovered $97 million) and the Plastics Additives Antitrust Litigation (recovered $46.8 million).

“We are very excited to have Jason join the HBSS team," said Steve Berman, the firm’s managing partner. "Jason brings an extraordinary breadth and depth of experience in securities and antitrust law, two of our core practice areas. We look forward to Jason helping us continue to set the standard in these areas of law."

Zweig is admitted to practice in New York, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

“I am looking forward to working with my new colleagues at Hagens Berman.” Zweig said. “We’ve worked on many of the same issues surrounding antitrust and securities cases for many years, and I know that I will make a positive impact in the important work they are doing."

Zweig earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University in 1995, and his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1998. At Columbia, Zweig was executive editor for the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law. During law school, Jason also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Jason is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York; the American Bar Association Sections of Litigation, Antitrust Law, and International Law; the American Association for Justice; the New York State Bar Association; and the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws.

Zweig is involved in several philanthropic organizations including serving as a member of the Indiana University Student Foundation Board of Associates; a member of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, Children & Adolescents in Residence Divisional Board; and he is a former Co-Chair of the Young Lawyer’s Division of the UJA Federation-New York.

About Hagens Berman

Seattle-based Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is a national class-action and complex litigation law firm founded in 1993. The firm fights to protect the legal rights of consumers, investors, employees and whistleblowers in large, multi-state lawsuits. More about the law firm and its successes can be found at www.hbsslaw.com.