On The Move

Spiro Harrison, a full-service boutique firm based in Short Hills and New York City, welcomes former federal prosecutor and experienced litigator Eric Jaso, who has joined the firm as partner. Jaso will lead the firm’s white-collar criminal investigations, government investigations, health care and government law practices. Throughout his career, Jaso has represented individual and corporate clients in criminal, government investigations and civil litigation matters, counseling them on a wide variety of issues, from securities and accounting fraud to health care fraud and False Claims Act matters. His extensive legal background includes working as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey (under then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie), as counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, and as deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Education. He also served as an associate independent counsel in the “Whitewater” investigation under Kenneth W. Starr. He was formerly with Boies, Schiller Flexner and its spinoff firm, Stone & Magnanini. Jaso earned his law degree at the University of Chicago and his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and several federal appeals and district courts. He is a member of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission and the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority.

As part of its expansion, Spiro Harrison has also promoted four attorneys to partner: Carolyn Rendell, Jeffrey Shooman, Adlai Small and Hozaifa Cassubhai. Rendell has represented clients in intellectual property, civil litigation and transactional matters for several years. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. Shooman has extensive experience in civil litigation matters, including contract disputes, securities fraud and complex patent and antitrust cases. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. Small is an experienced litigator, practicing for several years in New York and New Jersey. He has litigated cases involving commercial disputes, class action defense and securities fraud matters. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. Cassubhai has extensive civil litigation and outside general counsel experience in an array of industries, including real estate, finance and technology. He is admitted in Washington, and is pending admission in New Jersey.