Jonathan Moses is a Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. He represents clients across a wide range of industries, including financial institutions, media companies, and industrial firms. His practice spans complex commercial and securities litigation, antitrust matters, government investigations, and both international and domestic arbitration.
He also oversees the firm’s pro bono efforts, maintaining an active pro bono docket. His professional service extends beyond his legal practice. He is a past president of the Federal Bar Council in the Second Circuit and a member of the American Law Institute. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Before joining the firm in 1998, Jonathan served as an attorney for the New York Daily News, where he handled First Amendment issues. Earlier in his career, he was a journalist, working as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal among other reporting roles
Jonathan is deeply committed to public service, education and civic leadership. In addition to being the chair of The Leadership Academy’s board of directors, he also serves on the boards of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization focused on criminal justice, and The New York Historical, which has the distinction of being New York City’s first museum. He was previously on the board of Prep for Prep, a leadership development program dedicated to expanding educational access.
Jonathan earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. He was also the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship and studied in Hong Kong.
