Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2021 
Jackson Herndon is a senior associate in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York and Century City offices. An experienced trial lawyer with more than a decade of experience, Jackson focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.
Jackson represents leaders in the financial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, energy, and aviation industries in business disputes before state and federal courts across the country. He has first chaired jury trials in state and federal court, argued appeals before state and federal appellate courts, and practiced before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and the United States Supreme Court. Clients have consistently trusted him with high-profile, high-stakes, and multi-billion dollar disputes.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Jackson worked at another leading international law firm and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judith C. McCarthy of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jackson began his career as a prosecutor in California.
