Jonathan D. Waisnor

Jonathan D. Waisnor is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Chair of the Firm’s ADR Practice. He represents more than 1 million clients in matters regarding data breaches, misuse of personal data, cryptocurrency, consumer finance, investment losses, and personal banking litigation.

As Chair, Jonathan developed the Firm's groundbreaking ADR Practice in response to the use of mandatory arbitration clauses by companies in consumer contracts. The ADR Practice has achieved over $250 million in recoveries for over 500,000 of the Firm's ADR clients in some of the largest consumer mass arbitration matters in recent history.

Jonathan has been recognized by Lawdragon as a "Next Generation Lawyer," a "Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar" by The National Law Journal’s "Elite Trial Lawyers,” and The Best Lawyers in America^® named him among the "Ones to Watch" in the Class Actions: Plaintiffs category.  Benchmark Litigation also named him to their “40 & Under List.” Jonathan was recognized as a “Legal Lion of the Week” by Law360 for achieving a precedent-setting victory on behalf of consumers in In Re: Google Assistant Privacy Litigation.

Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Jonathan was an Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where he represented clients in bankruptcy, employment, securities, M&A, complex commercial litigation, and white-collar matters. His representative matters included the litigation of mass claims in the insurance and RMBS context.

Previously, Jonathan was a Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert S. Smith at the New York Court of Appeals.

Jonathan earned his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut.