Jonathan Marx

Jonathan Marx litigates business, tax, and fraud cases. He takes pride in giving clients candid, realistic advice based on their own goals and risk tolerance.

Jonathan came to Chalmers Adams from the North Carolina Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Division, where he litigated some of the most high-stakes business disputes in the country. He served as one of the lead attorneys for the state plaintiffs in the In re Google Play Store antitrust litigation and the antitrust challenge to NCAA’s restrictions on student-athlete transfers. Both cases directly led to powerful organizations making significant changes that benefitted consumers and student-athletes respectively. Jonathan was also a leader in negotiating the $700 million settlement between 40+ state Attorneys General and Johnson and Johnson over asbestos in its talc products; the settlements with McKinsey & Co. and Publicis Group arising out of the opioid crisis, and the 50-state settlement with Intuit over its misleading sales practices for TurboTax.

Jonathan previously served as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he tried tax and fraud cases all over the southeast. He also practiced at an international law firm, where he handled white collar defense, tax and commercial litigation, and internal investigations into corporate misconduct.

Before practicing law, he served as a law clerk for Judge T.S. Ellis III of the Eastern District of Virginia and Judge Phyllis Kravitch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Education: J.D., University of Virginia; B.A., University of North Carolina

Principal Practice Areas: Antitrust and commercial litigation; Tax litigation and tax controversies; White collar criminal defense; Internal investigations

Selected Matters:
– Represented state plaintiffs in In Re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation, leading to a $700 million settlement and significant reforms to Google’s app store rules
– Represented state plaintiffs in Ohio et al. v. NCAA, a successful antitrust challenge to NCAA student-athlete transfer rules
– Obtained $700 million settlement with Johnson and Johnson on behalf of 42 states for misrepresenting safety of baby and body powder products
– Negotiated nine-figure opioid-related settlements with McKinsey & Co and Publicis Groupe on behalf of state Attorneys General
– Obtained nationwide restitution for consumers upsold to paid TurboTax products as part of a multistate settlement with Intuit
– Defended a securities executive against criminal antitrust charges, leading to a no-jail sentence
– Defended trade secrets litigation against an agribusiness client, obtaining dismissal of all claims
– Defended chemical company in criminal investigation into alleged Clean Water Act violations, leading to no charges

Bar Memberships: North Carolina (all state courts); U.S. District Courts, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits

Memberships: Federalist Society; North Carolina Bar Association; Wake County Bar Association