Jason Weintraub

Mr. Weintraub is one of the panelists for Workshop M3, "Wrap-Up Dos and Don'ts," on Monday. He is Vice President and General Counsel of the DRI Companies, an energy services company providing building-integrated photovoltaic products and energy-efficient solar, roofing, waterproofing, and lighting installation services. As the company's chief legal officer, Mr. Weintraub is responsible for litigation management, contract drafting, review and negotiation, oversight of the Human Resources department, IP procurement and enforcement, corporate and regulatory compliance, and government affairs. In 2008, the DRI Companies legal department was selected as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Legal Departments in Corporate America by Inside Counsel Magazine. Prior to joining DRI, Mr. Weintraub gained extensive experience in complex civil litigation and counseling at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin LLP and at Horvitz & Levy LLP.

Mr. Weintraub is a frequently sought-after lecturer at continuing education seminars, speaking on such issues as product liability, contract negotiation, construction law, risk management, insurance coverage, and complex civil litigation. He has presented at dozens of events over the past 3 years, including the Association of Corporate Counsel's Annual Meeting, West Coast Casualty's Construction Defect Seminar, International Risk Management Institute's Construction Risk Conference, the Defense Research Institute's Construction Law Seminar, and LexisNexis Mealey's Construction Defect SuperConference. A prolific author, articles written by Mr. Weintraub have appeared in California Litigation, Verdict, and For the Defense magazines, as well as in the Lexis-Nexis Insurance Reporter. Mr. Weintraub has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Irvine. Mr. Weintraub has provided testimony to the California State Legislature in support of a bill to cap punitive damages in civil cases and an anti-indemnity statute for the construction industry. In each of the past 4 years, Mr. Weintraub has been selected by his peers as a "Rising Star" lawyer in Southern California Super Lawyers, an honor bestowed on the top 2.5 percent of attorneys under the age of 40. Mr. Weintraub received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) and his undergraduate degree in political science, with distinction and departmental honors, from Stanford University.