Jacob Leiken

  • Associate
  • New York
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OVERVIEW

Jacob is an Associate in Hausfeld’s New York office. He brings a combined background in law and technology, with prior professional experience as a software engineer.

Before joining Hausfeld as an Associate, Jacob served as a law clerk and summer associate with the firm, where he supported teams on complex litigation matters across antitrust, human rights, data privacy, and environmental practice areas. His work included drafting legal memoranda, contributing to complaint filings, and developing informational graphics in an antitrust case against a major technology company.

While in law school, Jacob interned with the New York Attorney General’s Bureau of Internet and Technology, where he assisted with drafting complaints, investigatory correspondence, and settlement agreements in technology-related matters.

Jacob is also committed to public interest advocacy. He has worked to advance access to education, including advocating for special education students in New York City public schools through his participation in an education advocacy clinic and conducting intakes for the Suspension Representation Project.

Before law school, Jacob worked as a software engineer, focusing on large-scale technical projects at a global technology company.