An accomplished litigator, Jonathan M. Plasse has devoted 30 years of his practice to the prosecution of complex cases involving securities class action, derivative, transactional, and consumer litigation. Currently, he is prosecuting securities class actions against Countrywide, Fannie Mae and Morgan Stanley.

His recent successes include serving as Co-Lead Counsel in In re General Motors Corp. Securities Litigation ($303 million settlement) and In re El Paso Corporation Securities Litigation ($285 million settlement). Mr. Plasse also served as Lead Counsel in In re Waste Management Inc. Securities Litigation, where he represented the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trusts Funds, and obtained a settlement of $457 million. 

Mr. Plasse is a regular speaker at continuing legal education seminars relating to securities class action litigation.

During his time at Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Plasse served as a member of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law.

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he serves as the Chair of the Securities Litigation Committee.

Mr. Plasse has received a rating of AV from the publishers of the Martindale-Hubbell directory.