Lo joins Kaplan, Kaplan & DiTrapani as an associate

Syosset, NY According to Kaplan, Kaplan & DiTrapani, LLP, Jason Lo has joined the firm as an associate.

Lo is a certified anti-money laundering specialist with experience in the real estate, consumer lending, general corporate, fintech, securities and capital markets in the U.S. and China. At the firm, he concentrates his practice in commercial and residential real estate. He prepares lease agreements, reviews property titles and performs closings on all transactions.

Before joining the firm, Lo was an associate at Huang & Associates, P.C. He assisted attorneys in representing banks, as well as buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real property from contract to closing. Prior to that, he was a legal specialist consultant with Prime Clerk, where he participated in bankruptcy cases.

Lo is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is licensed to practice law in Taiwan. He began his legal career practicing law with LCS & Partners in Taipei, Taiwan, where he handled a variety of complex matters regarding mergers and acquisitions of banks, international investment and arbitration. At the firm, he also led an IPO due diligence team, issued legal opinions with partners regarding China-based issuers and assisted clients with corporate restructuring and pre-IPO agreements.

After three years, Lo served as a legal consultant to the commissioner of the financial supervisory commission in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He worked on such issues as financial consumer protection, electronic payments and bankruptcy law.

Lo earned his Master of Laws degree from Boston University School of Law and a Juris Doctor degree from the SUNY at Buffalo Law School, where he was the associate editor of the Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal.

“I am very pleased to join Kaplan, Kaplan & DiTrapani,” Lo said. “I look forward to assisting the firm’s clients with any and all real estate matters.”

“We welcome Jason to the firm,” said Jared Kaplan, partner, Kaplan, Kaplan & DiTrapani, LLP. “His ability to communicate with our international clients and his extensive background in banking will be huge assets when handling complex real estate matters.”

Lo is awaiting to be admitted to practice in the state of New York.