
Jason L. Ott
Shareholder
jott@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 412-392-5578
Two PPG Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402
Main: 412-281-7272
Fax: 888-811-7144
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (2009)
- Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, B.A. (2006)
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Representative Matters
Mr. Ott regularly provides complex, comprehensive legal services to clients by:
- Consulting corporate clients on daily business and legal matters, including document and agreement negotiation, drafting, and analysis
- Analyzing and providing guidance to corporate clients on multiple regulatory compliance and data processing and maintenance matters
- Protecting the interests of creditors and debtors in a wide range of bankruptcy/workout situations
- Assisting lenders in loan due diligence, documentation, and facilitation, including distressed asset funding and subsequent workout and debt collection involving real estate and hard asset based lending
- Assisting in corporate planning in many diverse situations, such as in consulting and participating in the planning and negotiation stages of the development of such businesses, various transactions regarding the same, and subsequent general corporate counsel for various ongoing business operations and expansions
- Analyzing and drafting various business contracts, including purchase and sale agreements, general commercial agreements, vendor agreements, and credit facility arrangements and documentation, to assist clients in daily business operations
- Engaging in business litigation to protect the interests of various corporate and commercial clients in multiple different contexts through federal and state court proceedings throughout the United States
Speaking Engagements
- “The Pittsburgh Tech & Data Summit” (Presenter), Duquesne University School of Law, 11/1/2019
- “Discovery in the Social Media Era: What is Private on Social Sharing Platforms” (Co-Presenter), DMC Tech & Data Group CLE, 8/1/2019
- “Compliance in a Post-GDPR World: The Global Trend of Stricter Data Privacy and How that is Impacting Companies” (Co-Presenter), Duquesne University School of Law, 1/12/2019
- “Structured Dismissals in Chapter 11” (Panelist/Presenter), Pennsylvania Bar Association, 21st Annual Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Institute, 9/8/2016
- “A Discussion Regarding Strategies for Completing a Successful Mediation of Bankruptcy Disputes” (Co-Author/Moderator), Allegheny County Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 28th Annual Bankruptcy Symposium, 12/4/2015
- “Chapter 11: Exit Strategies and Local Courtroom Practice & Procedure” (Co-Author/Co-Presenter), Allegheny County Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 27th Annual Bankruptcy Symposium, 12/5/2014
- “Advanced Bankruptcy Issues In Your Practice” (Co-Author/Co-Presenter), ACC Pennsylvania CLE, 7/11/2013
Admissions and Licenses
- Pennsylvania Bar Admission
- United States Bankruptcy Court and District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States Bankruptcy Court and District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association (Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section Council Member)
- American Inns of Court – Judith K. Fitzgerald Western Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Chapter (Secretary and Executive Committee Member)
- Pennsylvania Association of Credit Management
- Turnaround Management Association – Pittsburgh Chapter
Community
- Central Catholic High School Alumnus (since 2006, Associate Head Coach of Varsity Golf Team, which in 2018 won its third straight Boys’ AAA WPIAL Team Championship and second Boys’ AAA PIAA Team Championship in the past three years)
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (2009), cum laude; Appellate Moot Court Team; participant in National Appellate Advocacy Competition; Shalom Moot Court Award; recipient of CALI Excellence for the Future Award® in Gender and Law
- Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, B.A. (2006), English Literature and History (double major); member of Phi Beta Kappa