Jonathan Justin Greystone

Jonathan J. Greystone, Of Counsel with the firm, practices with the firm's International Law, Banking and Financial Services and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Greystone had been a Partner in two major national law firms.

Mr. Greystone is experienced in a wide variety of corporate and commercial areas and provides services to a diversified client base across the United States. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, asset securitizations, asset based lending, corporate governance in addition to more general corporate services and commercial contract formation. He represents a range of clients including commercial banks, brokerage firms, options traders, venture capital groups, debt buyers, airlines and casino/gaming developers. He specializes in N. E. Asian business ventures, most recently in South Korea involving the development of an international airport and Mongolia involving the development of a Free Economic Trade Zone.  He also has comprehensive experience in representing East European business entities in various market sectors.  His litigation practice includes consumer litigation, class actions, contract breaches and interference, securities and white collar crime.

Prior to civil practice, Mr. Greystone worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and served as an Assistant District Attorney for the City and County of Philadelphia, prosecuting a full range of felonies, and was designated as a Special Prosecutor for certain "publicity" cases. He is the author of "Illegal Acts of Clients: Turning a Blind Eye Versus Disclosure," published in the Pennsylvania CPA Journal.  Mr. Greystone has participated in numerous speaking engagements on international law and litigation topics.

Mr. Greystone is a member of the New York State and Philadelphia Bar Associations, the Philadelphia District Attorneys Alumni Association and the American Foreign Service Association. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.A. and from the American University School of International Service with an M.A. He attended Antioch School of Law, Antioch University, and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, graduating with a J.D.

Mr. Greystone is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States District Court for the Western District of New York, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Greystone has been selected by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to serve as a Judge Pro Tempore.  Mr. Greystone is also an appointed Member of the State of New York Special Committee on Judicial Discipline.

Mr. Greystone speaks Hebrew and French.