Jason C. Scott, CIPP/US, is a Partner in the Westchester office of GRSM and is a member of the Commercial Litigation, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber, Privacy & Data Security, Advertising & E-Commerce, and Intellectual Property practice groups. He has represented hospitals, hedge fund financing companies, municipalities, an Ivy League university, and companies of different sizes in various types of complex litigation.  His diverse litigation practice has included shareholder derivative suits, class actions, multi-district litigation, cases involving unfair and deceptive trade practices, trade secret misappropriations, and breach of contract matters.

Jason regularly tries cases for his clients, having conducted several hundred hearings, jury, and non-jury trials throughout New York State.  He is one of a few attorneys who have been trained by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).

Jason is a former Assistant Corporation Counsel with the New York City Office of Corporation Counsel. He successfully defended the City of New York, its composite agencies and employees in the Brooklyn Tort Unit.

Before becoming an attorney, Jason worked at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. There he researched U.S. foreign policy and international law issues for faculty publications, edited and proofread journal articles and book manuscripts, and oversaw course material production.  

He is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. Jason graduated from Pace Law School where he was a member of the Pace Environmental Law Review. He also holds master’s degrees from Harvard and SUNY New Paltz and attended SUNY Cortland for his undergraduate degree.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Construction and Design, 7th Annual Construction and Design Risk and Claims Summit, ExecuSummit, October 2024
  • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation, Governance, and Developments. An Overview of AI Policy, Client Concerns, and Challenges, HAI Group, September 2024
  • Inaugural Navigating Artificial Intelligence and It's Emerging Risks, ExecuSummit, September 2024
  • Recent and Emerging Legal Issues Surrounding AI, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, May 2024
  • AI in Professional Services: Innovation and Integration, Business Counsel of Westchester, March 2024

Media Commentary

Nuances highlight New Jersey's comprehensive privacy bill, International Association of Privacy Professionals, January 2024

Admissions

  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Community Involvement

  • Harvard Alumni Association, Member

Education

  • A.L.M., Government, Harvard Extension School, 2010
  • J.D., Pace University School of Law, 2008
    • Pace Environmental Law Review
  • M.A., Sociology, State University of New York at New Paltz, 1998
  • B.A., Sociology and Secondary Social Studies, State University of New York at Cortland, 1996

Honors

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) – Participant