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Goodwin Offices
901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Jonathan Hecht
Position
Partner
Career
Jonathan Hecht is a partner in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. He counsels clients on investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), compliance with the federal securities laws and regulations, and securities-related private civil actions. He also represents individuals and entities involved in other government investigations related to financial products and markets. Additionally, Jonathan advises public companies and other entities on internal investigations and represents witnesses in such investigations.
Education
JD, American University Washington College of Law (magna cum laude) 2000 / BA, Pennsylvania State University (Distinction and Honors) 1997
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
Clients represented by Goodwin‘s team include boards, committees, executive officers and investors across a diverse range of sectors. Described as ‘very efficient and very tailored to the task at hand’, the team handles the full range of governance issues, from advisory and regulatory work to transactions and litigation. Washington DC-based practice head Jonathan Hecht , described by one client as a ‘savvy SEC practitioner’, excels in advising clients on investigations by the SEC and securities-related private civil actions. San Francisco’s Karen Ubell earns praise for ability to provide ‘clear, succinct advice in an actionable way.’
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism