Jason Petty is an associate at Hecker Fink LLP.
Jason joined the firm after completing a clerkship with the Honorable Mark J. Bennett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to that, he clerked for the Honorable Cynthia Bashant of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Earlier in his career, Jason was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP, where he contributed to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations by conducting witness interviews and drafted subpoena responses for inquiries by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Jason received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as a staff member for both The University of Chicago Law Review and the Chicago Journal of International Law. While in law school, Jason worked as a research assistant to Professor Jennifer Nou, where he researched administrative case law and federal records. Jason received his B.S., cum laude, from Georgetown University, where he was a John Carroll Fellow.
Select Publications
- Neither Here nor There: Wire Fraud and the False Binary of Territoriality Under Morrison, 89 U. CHI. L. REV. 803 (2022)
- How Hackers of Submarine Cables May Be Held Liable Under the Law of the Sea, 22 CHI. J. INT’L. L. 260 (2021)