Jesse Strauss concentrates his practice on prosecuting complex securities litigations on behalf of institutional investors.

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Strauss served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dora L. Irizarry, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He began his career at Blank Rome LLP, where he worked as a litigation associate. During his time there, he assisted in the trial of three matters, with one resulting in a multi-million dollar verdict in New York State Supreme Court in a fraud case.

Mr. Strauss maintains a strong commitment to pro bono work. Most recently, he traveled to Ghana for 10 weeks to assist an organization that mediates land disputes and works toward land reform.

Mr. Strauss earned a B.A. from The George Washington University in 1999, and received a J.D., cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School in 2003. During law school, he was the co-chair of the Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest as well as a Note & Comments Editor for the Journal of Law and Policy. In addition to being a Richardson Merit Scholar, he was also the recipient of the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Fellowship where he was a student law clerk for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in Los Angeles, CA.

Mr. Strauss is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.