Jake D. Becker

Jake Becker is a partner and Co-Chair of both the Firm’s Employment Law Department and the Firm’s Sports, Entertainment & Hospitality Department. Jake’s broad range of experience—including contact, entertainment, general business, employment, and personal injury litigation–provides a multidisciplinary wealth of knowledge from which to creatively approach any complex dispute. Jake frequently represents and counsels employers and executives in a variety of employment-related issues, litigating cases that include discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave, and accommodation-related claims across numerous industries and jurisdictions.

Media and entertainment disputes often intersect with various aspects of the law, and Jake’s disparate background allows him to see arguments and potential settlement alternatives that may not be obvious.

In addition to a significant litigation practice, Jake also advises companies, universities, restaurants, athletes and entertainers on myriad legal issues in the hopes of avoiding litigation. Jake serves as outside general counsel to several non-profit and small businesses, providing advice on employment issues, contract issues, and litigation risks. Jake also represents various high-profile celebrities and athletes in their personal and professional business ventures. He launched and manages the firm’s NIL practice, representing colleges, universities, and collectives as they navigate the legal issues involved in the commercialization of student-athletes’ names, image, and likenesses.

This background serves a foundational role in Jake’s approach to any dispute – the client’s view and objective. Outside litigation counsel can, at times, miss how any given litigation or even litigation strategy and argument could impact the client’s business, affect other relationships the client may have, and distract from the overall business objective. Jake takes a practical approach to litigation with these issues in mind.

But at the end of the day, Jake is a trial lawyer and not afraid to take a case to a jury. Jake has extensive experience trying cases, both in court and confidential arbitration. When it comes to trial, Jake leaves no stone unturned and takes a no prisoner’s approach.

Before law school, Jake was the Head Manager for the Villanova Men’s Basketball team while attending Villanova University.

OTHER PRACTICE AREAS:

• Sports, Entertainment & Hospitality
• Employment Law
• Litigation
• Education

ADMISSIONS:

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of New Jersey
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

EDUCATION:

• Villanova University, B.S
• Villanova University School of Law, J.D.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS:

• Louis D. Brandeis Law Society
• Chester County Bar Association

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

• Recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021 – 2025, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation & Labor and Employment Law – Employee
• Named a 2019-2024 Rising Star by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
• Named a 2020 -2023 Five Star / Top Attorney by Suburban Life Magazine
• Recognized as a 2023, 2024 Main Line Today ‘Top Lawyer’
• Named a 2021,2022 & 2024 “Top Lawyer” in Chester County by the Daily Local News

RECENT CASES:

• Procured a defense verdict in a five-day jury trial in Federal court against a local College based upon allegations of Title IX violations consisting of purported deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s sexual assault claim and the College’s alleged retaliation.
• Secured Preliminary Injunction and successful trial outcome on behalf of National Home Restoration Company.
• Secured a defense verdict on behalf of a regional transportation agency after a four-day jury trial based upon failure to warn and unsafe conditions.
• Represented a team of employees and their new employer where their former employer’s motion for a temporary restraining order and motion for a preliminary injunction, based on allegations of trade secret misappropriation and breaches of their employment agreements, were both denied.

ARTICLES:

• New Title IX Regulations & the Rush to Compliance

PODCAST / RADIO BROADCAST:

• Click here to listen to Lamb McErlane PC attorneys Jake Becker & George Zumbano discuss Construction Law and issues related to residential construction from the perspective of consumers and contractors.