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Jake Rush
Lawyer
Washington DC
1919 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

+1 202 664 1909
jake.rush@kobrekim.com
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Washington DC
1919 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

+1 202 664 1909
jake.rush@kobrekim.com
vCard Download 

Jake Rush represents clients in all stages of complex criminal investigations and government enforcement actions, particularly involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Rush began his career at Latham & Watkins, where he helped lead an 18-month investigation into constitutional violations in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, successfully closing a notorious prison unit. Before that, Mr. Rush clerked for the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson (Ret.), Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Rush was an elementary school math teacher.

SERVICES

Admissions

  • Washington DC
  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, JD (Virginia Law Review, Editor)
  • University of Utah, BA, honors

Clerkships

  • Honorable Freda L. Wolfson (Ret.), United States District Court, District of New Jersey (2020-2021)

Accolades

  • Wiley A. Branton Outstanding Achievement Award, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs, for Investigating and Challenging Conditions at USP Thomson (2023)
SERVICES

Select Engagements

  • Representation of a former executive of fintech startup Frank in a highly publicized six-week criminal trial in the Southern District of New York following an investigation by the DOJ and SEC over alleged misrepresentations made in connection with the company’s acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
  • Representation of a former employee of a cryptocurrency company in a DOJ and SEC investigation in connection with the $40 billion collapse of the company’s coin, successfully preventing indictment despite the high profile indictment and trial of the company’s founder.
  • Representation of two individuals in connection with the Astroworld Festival, successfully obtaining a negotiated agreement to protect sensitive documents from pretrial discovery after suppression motion briefing.
  • Representation of a logistics company in a multi-million dollar expedited Delaware litigation, acting as conflicts counsel to conduct multiple defensive depositions of third-party investment banks.
 

Publications & Presentations

  • Author, “Hacking the Right to Vote,” (Virginia Law Review Online, 2019)
SERVICES

Credentials

Admissions

  • Washington DC
  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, JD (Virginia Law Review, Editor)
  • University of Utah, BA, honors

Clerkships

  • Honorable Freda L. Wolfson (Ret.), United States District Court, District of New Jersey (2020-2021)

Accolades

  • Wiley A. Branton Outstanding Achievement Award, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs, for Investigating and Challenging Conditions at USP Thomson (2023)

Engagements

  • Representation of a former executive of fintech startup Frank in a highly publicized six-week criminal trial in the Southern District of New York following an investigation by the DOJ and SEC over alleged misrepresentations made in connection with the company’s acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
  • Representation of a former employee of a cryptocurrency company in a DOJ and SEC investigation in connection with the $40 billion collapse of the company’s coin, successfully preventing indictment despite the high profile indictment and trial of the company’s founder.
  • Representation of two individuals in connection with the Astroworld Festival, successfully obtaining a negotiated agreement to protect sensitive documents from pretrial discovery after suppression motion briefing.
  • Representation of a logistics company in a multi-million dollar expedited Delaware litigation, acting as conflicts counsel to conduct multiple defensive depositions of third-party investment banks.

Publications & Presentations

  • Author, “Hacking the Right to Vote,” (Virginia Law Review Online, 2019)