Jeffrey Saxon

Jeffrey Saxon is a seasoned civil litigator and partner at MDF Law, with extensive experience representing clients in complex financial, investment, and cryptocurrency-related disputes in state and federal courts nationwide. Licensed to practice law in New York and California, Jeff focuses his practice on high-stakes matters involving investment fraud, Ponzi schemes, securities misconduct, and cryptocurrency losses, including claims brought before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Jeff has developed substantial experience handling cryptocurrency cases, particularly disputes involving exchange failures, account takeovers, unauthorized transactions, and institutional misconduct by digital asset platforms. These matters are frequently resolved through AAA arbitration, where Jeff regularly represents victims of crypto-related fraud and security failures across the country.

Before joining MDF Law, Jeff spent the majority of his career defending complex civil litigation—experience that now provides him with a strategic advantage in plaintiff-side advocacy. Immediately prior to joining MDF Law, Jeff served as Assistant General Counsel for the New York City Department of Correction, where he supervised a diverse and demanding docket of claims filed against the City of New York in both state and federal courts. His responsibilities ranged from negligence matters to high-exposure, complex class actions, requiring disciplined case management, sophisticated motion practice, and trial readiness.

Earlier in his career, Jeff spent eight years as trial counsel defending hundreds of negligence, fraud, and injury claims in state and federal court. Over the course of his practice, he has handled all aspects of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, arbitration proceedings, and trials. This background gives Jeff an insider’s understanding of how institutional defendants assess risk, defend claims, and decide when—and how—to resolve cases—insight he now applies to recovery-focused strategies for plaintiffs.

Jeffrey’s Representative Matters & Experience

• Negotiated millions of dollars in settlements with cryptocurrency exchanges arising from lost or stolen digital assets, with matters resolved through confidential arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA).
• Successfully represented victims of a large-scale Ponzi scheme in Atlanta, Georgia, involving losses exceeding $100 million. Jeffrey argued the matters before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. He successfully represented victims of the investment scheme who lived in Georgia, Kentucky and California.
• Represented mostly elderly investors across California, New York, Florida, Arizona, Illinois, and Michigan in connection with the GWG Holdings fraud, a Texas-based ponzi scheme that resulted in more than $1 billion in investor losses.
• Secured a seven-figure recovery for a family in a North Carolina matter against a major brokerage firm arising from misconduct by one of its brokers, including full reimbursement of losses, interest, and legal fees.
• Represented military families in New York and New Jersey in matters involving the diversion of life insurance proceeds by a representative employed by a brokerage firm, helping affected families recover misappropriated funds.

Jeffrey grew up on Long Island, New York, and currently lives in San Diego, California. He earned his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 2007, where he served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Business and Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Binghamton University in 2004, earning a B.A. in Philosophy of Law and History, and graduated as a member of the Phi Alpha Theta honors society. Outside of his legal practice, Jeffrey enjoys time with his two children and skiing in Colorado.