Jake Bissell-Linsk

Jake Bissell-Linsk is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  Jake focuses his practice on representing large institutional investors in securities fraud class actions.

Jake has been recognized as a “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer” by Lawdragon, and Benchmark Litigation named him to their “40 & Under List.” Earlier in his career he was recognized as a “Rising Star” by The National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers and New York Law Journal, as well as a “Next Generation Lawyer” by Lawdragon.  The Best Lawyers in America^® listed him as one of the “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in the Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions: Plaintiffs category.

Jake has litigated federal securities class actions in jurisdictions across the country at both the District Court and Appellate Court level.  He is currently litigating cases against General Motors and Cruise alleging executives misrepresented the safety and capabilities of their autonomous driving technologies; against Boeing alleging the company misstated its safety practices; against Cronos for alleged accounting fraud related to cannabis sales; and against Shanda concerning misstatements and omissions prior to a management buyout.

Jake has played a pivotal role in securing favorable settlements for investors in a variety of securities actions, including recent matters against Nielsen ($73 million settlement), a case that involved allegations of inflated goodwill and the effect of the EU’s GDPR on the company; Oak Street Health ($60 million settlement), a case involving allegations that it used two forms of prohibited marketing tactics to attract Medicare-eligible patients to sign up at its primary care centers; Qihoo ($29.75 million settlement) and JA Solar ($21 million settlement), cases alleging misrepresentations about projections and post-merger plans included in proxies prior to a management buyout; and Mindbody ($9.75 million settlement), a case alleging false guidance and inadequate disclosures prior to a private equity buyout.

Beyond securities cases, Jake was a key member in securing the historic jury verdict in a landmark data privacy case against tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., finding Meta liable for its role in the unauthorized collection and commercial use of highly personal health data from third-party app Flo Health.  This is one of the first cases where a jury has held a major technology company accountable for its handling of consumer health information.

Jake was previously a Litigation Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where he worked on complex commercial litigation including contract disputes, bankruptcies, derivative suits, and securities claims.  He also assisted defendants in government investigations and provided litigation advice on M&A transactions and during restructurings.

Jake earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  He served as Senior Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and Associate Editor of the East Asia Law Review.  While in law school, Jake interned for Judge Melvin L. Schweitzer at the New York Supreme Court (Commercial Division).  He received his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Hamline University.