Jared Perez concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation with a focus on financial services and securities matters, including securities fraud litigation, SEC and FINRA investigations, shareholder derivative litigation, and federal equity receiverships.
Martindale-Hubbell has rated Jared AV Preeminent®, which represents the “highest level of professional excellence for … legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards,” and Super Lawyers has designated him a “Rising Star” in business litigation from 2015 through 2019.
Jared is a member of the legal team representing the receiver appointed over Arthur Nadel’s $400 million Ponzi scheme. In that capacity, he helped to recover tens of millions of dollars for defrauded investors through dozens of cases in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Jared has represented receivers appointed at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and the Florida Attorney General’s Office. In addition to receivership work, Jared represents individuals and entities in securities fraud litigation, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and complex commercial litigation.
Jared is a Tampa native and graduated from Florida State University, cum laude, in 2002. He received his law degree in 2005 from Columbia Law School. At Columbia, Jared served as the Managing Editor of the Science & Technology Law Review. He also interned with the Rackets Bureau of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Hon. Robert Patterson, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, then of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and, presently, a member of the United States Supreme Court.
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Representative Experience
- Representing banking executive in litigation regarding alleged breaches of restrictive covenants
- Representing federal receiver appointed in SEC enforcement action in connection with approximately $400 million fraudulent scheme operated through multiple hedge funds
- Representing state receiver appointed in enforcement action brought by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation in connection with $17 million fraudulent investment scheme
- Representing state receiver appointed in enforcement action by the Florida Attorney General’s Office in connection with multi-million dollar travel club operation
- Represented federal receiver appointed in FTC enforcement action in connection with approximately $6 million telemarketing and timeshare resale scheme
- Represented federal receiver appointed in second FTC enforcement action in connection with multi-million dollar telemarketing and timeshare resale scheme
- Represented major insurance company in breach of contract and fraud action arising from M&A transaction
- Represented large shareholder in derivative action against biotechnology company and its directors
- Represented defendants in two securities fraud class actions alleging market manipulation
- Represented investment adviser in civil action brought by SEC for securities fraud
- Represented M&A broker in compensation dispute with former employer and related FINRA investigation
- Represented monoline bond insurer in state and federal court actions for fraud and breach of contract against the sponsors of eight mortgage-backed securitizations with an insured value of approximately $4 billion
- Represented major insurance company in an arbitration concerning the firing of its Chief Executive Officer for various acts of malfeasance and mismanagement
- Represented leading pharmaceutical company in connection with internal investigations to determine compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Represented national retailer in a lawsuit alleging violations of the securities and antitrust laws in connection with a proxy fight launched by two “activist” hedge funds
Significant Reported Decisions
- S.E.C. v. Quest Energy Management Group, Inc., 768 F. 3d 1106 (11th Cir. 2014)
- Wiand v. Lee, 2012 WL 6923664 (M.D. Fla. 2012), adopted 2013 WL 247361 (M.D. Fla. 2013) (granting summary judgment), affirmed 753 F.3d 1194 (11th Cir. 2014)
- Wiand v. Dancing $, LLC, 2013 WL 246731 (M.D. Fla. 2013) (granting summary judgment), affirmed 578 Fed. App’x 938 (11th Cir. 2014)
- Wiand v. Meeker, 2012 WL 6930504 (M.D. Fla. 2012), adopted 2013 WL 298335 (M.D. Fla. 2013) (granting summary judgment), affirmed 572 Fed. App’x 689 (11th Cir. 2014)
- Wiand v. Morgan, 2012 WL 831538 (M.D. Fla. 2012), adopted 2013 WL 247072 (M.D. Fla. 2013) (granting summary judgment)
- Wiand v. Mason, 2012 WL 7071455 (M.D. Fla. 2012), adopted 2013 WL 542857 (M.D. Fla. 2013) (granting summary judgment)
- Wiand v. Cloud, 2013 WL 247004 (M.D. Fla. 2013) (granting summary judgment)
- Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC v. The Core Fund, 2012 WL 3292408 (M.D. Fla. 2012)
- MBIA Ins. Co. v. Residential Funding Co., LLC, 906 N.Y.S.2d 781 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2009)
- Radian Ins., Inc. v. Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co., 638 F. Supp. 2d 443 (E.D. Pa. 2009)
Past Experience
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, NY
- Litigation Associate
- 2005-2011
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Section of Litigation
- National Association of Federal Equity Receivers
- Member of Amicus and Publications Committees
- Federal Bar Association – Tampa Chapter
- Florida Bar Business Law Section
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Initial Co-Chair of HCBA Securities Law Section
- Clearwater Bar Association
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2005 (Science and Technology Law Review, Managing Editor)
- B.A., Florida State University, 2002 (Phi Beta Kappa)
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Distinctions
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2015-2019)