Jackson A. Myers

Jackson Myers has broad experience representing clients in high-stakes cases. He has played a significant role in complex business disputes and administrative law matters. He has appeared before federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as federal agencies. 

Prior to joining MoloLamken, Mr. Myers clerked for Judge Dennis Jacobs of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for Judge John D. Bates of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He previously worked as a litigation associate at Morrison Foerster LLP. 

Representative Matters

• Represented regional transmission organization in Third Circuit case involving FERC approval of tariff amendments governing RTO’s capacity auctions
• Representing telecommunications trade association challenging FCC net neutrality regulation in Sixth Circuit
• Representing veteran-services non-profit in bankruptcy litigation regarding health insurance plan subcontract
• Represented global energy company’s former chief financial officer in Eleventh Circuit to challenge criminal conviction on charges of misreporting income and foreign bank accounts
• Represented technology company in Federal Circuit appeals defending validity of web-design patents
• Obtained U.S. recognition of $50 million arbitral award on behalf of Korean airline-services corporation
• Representing oil-and-gas corporation in post-judgment proceedings regarding arbitral award against international oil company
• Representing biotech venture fund in lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of intellectual property in context of $2 billion pharmaceutical merger
• Representing corporate directors and officer defending against claims for breach of fiduciary duty brought by federal agency
• Defended a foreign bank in a suit seeking over a billion dollars in damages in the Southern District of New York, ultimately winning dismissal of the suit on forum non conveniens grounds
• Represented a national grocery store chain facing a state-law wage-and-hour suit in the California Court of Appeals, winning a ruling limiting the jury rights of plaintiffs suing under California’s Private Attorney General Act
• Represented a multi-billion-dollar technology IP company before the FTC in merger review proceedings
• Represented the victim of an unconstitutional strip search in a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court
• Filed cert petition arguing that federal discrimination laws forbid firing an employee for conduct caused by a protected disability

Publications

• There and Back Again: The D.C. Circuit Again Considers NYISO’s Approach to Zero-Emission Mandate, RTO Insider (Mar. 28, 2024) (with Jennifer Fischell)
• Steady, but Slow: Understanding and Navigating Delay in Federal Court, ABA Appellate Practice Newsletter (Mar. 14, 2024) (with Jennifer Fischell)
• The Founders’ Multi-Purpose Chief Justice: The English Origins of the American Chief Justiceship, 124 W. Va. L. Rev. 203 (2021) (with Justin W. Aimonetti)  
• Transatlantic Perspectives on the Political Question Doctrine, 106 Va. L. Rev. 1007 (2020)

News & Appearances

• Congress Didn't Want Utility-Style Internet Regs, 6th Circ. Told, Law360 (Aug. 13, 2024)

• 6th Circ. Puts Net Neutrality Rule On Ice During Appeals, Law360 (Aug. 1, 2024)

• FCC, Industry Debate If Brand X Case Set Broadband In Stone, Law360 (July 22, 2024)

• Korean Airline Can't Get $50M Catering Award Nixed, Law360 (June 18, 2024)

• Steward was fired from a health plan for the military. It has refused to give up the contract. Boston Globe (May 30, 2024)