The Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized partner Jason H. Tokoro on its 2025 list of Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys. This marks Jason’s fifth consecutive year of being recognized among the standout minority attorneys in the Los Angeles region.
Jason is a high-stakes trial lawyer who has achieved significant victories for both plaintiffs and defendants. He represents governmental entities, high-profile individuals, and Fortune 500 companies in complex commercial litigation.
Jason is outside counsel for the County of Los Angeles and is representing the County in several high-profile matters, including a lawsuit alleging a years-long bribery and kickback scheme involving a former high-level public official and County employee and several groups of major real estate developers and their corporate entities, who allegedly bilked the County out of hundreds of millions of public dollars to line their own pockets at the expense of innocent taxpayers. He also represents the County in another lawsuit alleging a years-long bribery and kickback scheme involving two former public officials and County employees, an electrical contractor, Tel/Pro Voice and Data, Inc., and several major national prime contractors.
Jason is defending the County of Los Angeles against the ACLU and LA County Sheriff’s Department deputies who worked at the East LA Station (“ELA”) and who allege harassment and assault by the “Banditos” subgroup at ELA. The trial is set to begin in February 2025. In another matter, Jason was successful in defending the County against an LASD deputy alleging FEHA violations, whistleblower retaliation, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of alleged harassment by the “Banditos.” The matter was settled after the first day of trial in September 2024.
In a high-profile breach of contract case, Jason represented Zions Bancorporation, N.A. dba California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”) against JPMorgan Chase Bank, alleging that JPMorgan breached its duties as a confirming bank by failing to pay the balance owed on an international letter of credit assigned to CB&T by the beneficiary. Jason defeated JPMorgan’s motion to dismiss the case after it was moved to federal court, and the case was settled before trial.
Additionally, Jason serves as a board member of the Century City Bar Association, the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, the Alzheimer’s Association’s Young Professionals Committee, and the Young Professionals Council for Make-a-Wish, Greater Los Angeles.