Aaron Jones is an associate in the Litigation Department of Morrison & Foerster’s San Francisco office. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including federal and state false claims acts and healthcare fraud statutes, unfair competition, false advertising, civil racketeering laws, conspiracy, and related claims. He has also defended financial services companies in class actions, and has represented clients in commercial disputes involving contract and licensing issues, fiduciary duties, fraud, and other business torts.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Jones clerked for the Hon. Walter K. Stapleton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and for the Hon. William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before clerking, he worked at an international law firm.
Mr. Jones received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy, and he received CALI awards for excellence in corporations and corporate finance. He received his M.A. from Yale University Graduate School’s Department of International Relations with a concentration in international economics.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Jones worked as an economist in the International Affairs office of the United States Treasury Department and as an analyst with Callan Associates, an investment consulting firm.
Representative Matters:
Representing a national pharmaceutical wholesaler in a series of lawsuits regarding pharmaceutical pricing that involves claims under state false claims acts and healthcare fraud statutes, unfair competition, civil RICO, fraud, conspiracy, and related claims.
Representing a national credit rating agency in a dispute regarding ratings of mortgage-backed securities and related investments arising from the recent financial crisis.
Authored amicus brief before the California Supreme Court on behalf of the American Bankers' Association and California Bankers' Association regarding National Bank Act preemption issues that was quoted favorably in the court’s published opinion. Parks v. MBNA America Bank, N.A., 278 P.3d 1193 (Cal. 2012).
His published articles include:
- “National Bank Preemption,” The Recorder, July 6, 2012 (co-author).
- “Officer Wrongdoing and the Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Officers Under Delaware Law,” 44 Am. Bus. L.J. 475, 2007.
- “Promotion of a Commercially-Viable Microfinance Sector in Emerging Markets,” 13 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol’y 187, 2006.