Jayson Blake Email & Phone Number

Troy, MI, US

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Manages a portfolio of litigation and regulatory matters in various states across the country. Advises on legal and regulatory matters within the company.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

• Led class action department focusing on construction-related causes of action.
• Served as state court lead counsel and federal liaison counsel in Flint Water Crisis class action, which resulted in $626.25 million settlement for class members.
• Coordinated state and federal litigation on behalf of injured residents of Flint.
• Successfully defended jurisdictional challenge in federal court, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and achieved denial of opposing party’s petition for certiorari to United States Supreme Court.
• Selected liability experts, supervised drafting of expert reports, defended depositions, conducted depositions of opposing experts, and successfully defended experts in Daubert hearings.
• Conducted depositions of over 25 witnesses in Flint Water Crisis case, including experts, engineering personnel charged with professional negligence, and the former governor of Michigan.

Rochester MI

• Represented clients ranging from large publicly traded companies, pension funds, closely held businesses and individuals in a variety of complex litigation matters.
• Particular emphasis on managing class action litigation, including securities fraud, antitrust and consumer class actions.
• Litigated one of the largest securities fraud cases stemming from the 2008 financial crisis, leading to a historic settlement of $970.5 million on behalf of investors.
• Hired and managed a team of over 20 attorneys in handling discovery, depositions, and briefing on securities fraud matters.
• Litigated case against national bank on behalf of securities lending clients leading to $62.5 million settlement for participants
• Represented prominent Tier 1 auto suppliers in litigation regarding raw materials surcharges, refusal to ship, disputes over equipment and chargebacks from OEMs.

Juris Doctorate, Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology And Sociology