Jonah Toleno

Jonah Toleno

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Litigation - Banking and Finance
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Litigation - Banking and Finance
Jonah Toleno
Jonah Toleno
San Diego, CA
Works at
Shustak Reynolds & Partners PC

4 Best Lawyers awards

Shustak Reynolds & Partners PC logo

Biography

Jonah A. Toleno is Of Counsel at Shustak Reynolds & Partners PC in San Diego, California. She is licensed to practice law in California and Arizona. Her practice focuses on Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Banking and Finance, with additional experience in financial services law, securities arbitration and litigation, business disputes, and alternative dispute resolution.

Ms. Toleno represents individuals and businesses in matters pending before state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration forums such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the American Arbitration Association. Her work includes representing clients in complex securities litigation, securities fraud and Ponzi scheme matters, customer-brokerage securities arbitrations, intra-industry brokerage employment disputes, and a variety of commercial conflicts.

Her intra-industry representations involve employment-related disputes, FINRA expungement requests, firm transition matters, trade secret claims, and issues involving the Broker Protocol. Ms. Toleno also advises companies on commercial and regulatory matters, including registered broker-dealers and investment advisory firms seeking guidance on compliance, operations, employment concerns, and corporate governance.

In addition, Ms. Toleno represents individuals and business entities in investigations and enforcement proceedings before FINRA and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Through her litigation and advisory work, she assists clients in addressing disputes and regulatory matters affecting the financial services and business communities.

Works at
Shustak Reynolds & Partners PC

4 Best Lawyers awards

Shustak Reynolds & Partners PC logo

Locations

Education

  • University of California Berkeley, B.A., graduated 1996
  • University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., graduated 2000

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona, State Bar of Arizona, 2005
  • California, The State Bar of California, 2000

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
Awards:
  • "AV" Rated with Martindale Hubbell

  • AV Peer-rated 5 out of 5 in Securities Law, General Practice, and Business Law

  • Named a "Top Leader In Law" by the San Diego Business Journal, 2022

  • San Diego County Bar Association Community Service Award for Commitment to Diversity, 2018

  • Named as a Top 25 Female Attorney in San Diego, SuperLawyers 2020-2023

  • Super Lawyer Honoree, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

  • Inspirational Women Honoree, San Diego Woman Magazine, 2018

  • San Diego Business Journal Best of the Bar Award Recipient (Securities Law), 2014 - 2018

  • San Diego Magazine, Top Lawyers in San Diego, 2017 (Litigation)

  • San Diego Magazine, Woman of the Year Finalist, 2016

  • San Diego Daily Transcript Top Attorney (Corporate Litigation), 2014 & 2015

  • San Diego Business Journal Women Who Mean Business Award Finalist, 2014

  • Top Rated Lawyers in Securities Law, 2013

  • Avvo "Superb" Rating (10.0 out of 10.0)

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