Jason R. Elliott
Jason litigates employment and unfair competition matters, supports employers working through mergers and acquisitions, and provides a broad spectrum of general employment advice.
Jason Elliott advises and counsels employers on a range of employment-related matters and serves as a trusted advisor to companies in diverse industries, including finance, software and other technology, retail, food and beverage, and defense and aerospace. In conflict resolution matters, Jason assists with negotiating and preparing executive employment, compensation, and restrictive covenant agreements, and responding to compliance audits and investigations by state and federal government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Jason regularly represents employers involved in litigation of unfair competition disputes, including allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets and breaches of noncompetition or nonsolicitation covenants. In addition, Jason manages litigation matters involving intentional torts and commercial disputes, such as claims for breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and business disparagement. He is an experienced trial attorney and has defended employers facing employee claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Title VII, the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), the Equal Pay Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, state statutes, and common law doctrines.
Jason has also handled a wide range of cases on behalf of ERISA plan sponsors and fiduciaries, including claims for medical and mental health plan, retirement plan, and life insurance benefits, allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, and issues arising under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
In his transactional practice, Jason has led numerous employment due diligence teams supporting clients' M&A transactions, representing both buyers and sellers. He recommends pre- and post-closing actions to efficiently facilitate and remedy critical employment issues during a transaction, including identification, evaluation, and remediation of complex risks related to legacy employment practices. In conjunction with these efforts, Jason helps clients integrate workforces, transfer employees among different employers, manage remote workforces, develop and amend employee sales commission, bonus, and other compensation agreements, and ensure that the employer's use of restrictive covenants are consistent with the varied requirements for enforceability encountered in multistate workforces.
Jason is also versed in the analysis of claims for economic damages and has helped examine and defend expert witnesses supporting and opposing such claims. He has also developed financial models to assess legal risks and evaluate potential liability exposure across a wide range of litigation and transactional matters.
Jason maintains an active pro bono practice and has provided legal services, focusing on employment advice, for various nonprofit organizations.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Associate Managing Editor, SMU Law Review Association, 2005
- University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Finance, with honors, 1999
Bar and Court Admissions
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Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Professional Recognition
Selected by Super Lawyers magazine as a "Rising Star," 2015
Impact
Community Involvement
- Jason volunteers and supports Community Partners of Dallas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring safety and restoring dignity and hope to abused and neglected children by supporting caseworkers of Dallas County Child Protective Services.
- Jason is a Founders Circle member of yCPD, a community of men and women dedicated to assisting Community Partners of Dallas in enriching the lives of abused and neglected children in the Dallas area.
