Jack McNeily represents clients in high-stakes civil litigation and white collar defense involving financial institutions, emerging digital assets, and the areas in which they intersect.
Jack leverages a trial-ready posture and track record of success to guide public companies and their officers, fund managers, investment advisers, and financial services firms through a range of matters related to both new and traditional finance, including:
In the white collar sphere, Jack defends clients in market manipulation and fraud matters before all levels of state and federal courts and in both US and international arbitrations involving:
He draws on a sophisticated understanding of DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, and FINRA processes to guide clients through every stage of white collar investigations, trials, and enforcement related to:
He also maintains a robust pro bono practice and has obtained numerous notable victories, including securing a landmark restitution award for a victim of sex trafficking, as well as prevailing on Americans with Disabilities Act claims in federal court against New York City on behalf of two classes of disabled city residents, constitutional rights claims in federal court on behalf of a class of prisoners, a wrongful conviction claim in state court, and several contract disputes in state family courts.
Before joining Latham, Jack was an associate at a major law firm based in New York.
Jack's experience includes representing:
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
The firm garners the most honorees in Law360 contest recognizing accomplishments of lawyers under age 40.
Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
Latham litigation team recognized for achieving a precedent-setting dismissal on behalf of Connext Labs in a dispute related to the 2022 hack of the Nomad cryptocurrency bridge.