J. Blake

Glatstein

Associate
Dallas
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 4000
Dallas, TX 75201-6605
D.214.740.5166
E.bglatstein@munsch.com

Overview

Blake focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters across several industries, including data privacy, technology, financial services and real estate. Blake also can help clients on incident response to privacy and cybersecurity breaches. Blake is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Information Privacy Professional—United States (CIPP/US). Blake develops litigation strategies tailored to his clients’ overall business objectives. He also can help organizations develop strategies to comply with state and federal regulations and investigations in the ever-changing data privacy legal landscape. Blake has represented large businesses, family-run companies and high-net-worth individuals in federal and state courts.

Prior to joining Munsch Hardt, Blake worked as an Associate at a boutique litigation firm. While in law school, Blake represented clients and won his first trial in Texas District Court as a student and Fellow in the Civil and Consumer Legal Clinic. He served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Rebecca Rutherford of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, assisting in the management and disposition of a wide range of cases. Blake also was a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Amos L. Mazzant, III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the Honorable Chief Robert Burns of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals and the Honorable Martin Hoffman of the 68th Civil District Court of Texas. Before attending law school, Blake held various sales and managerial roles in big and small companies.

When Blake takes a break from his work for clients, he serves as a member of the William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers and the Dallas Bar Association.

Education

  • SMU Dedman School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
    • Order of the Barristers
    • SMU Law Review (Articles Editor)
    • SMU Board of Advocates, Vice Chair
    • SMU Civil and Consumer Legal Clinic, Fellow
    • William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court
    • Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
    • Phi Delta Phi
    • State Bar of Texas Excellence in Appellate Advocacy Award Winner
  • Washington University in St. Louis, B.S.

Admissions

  • Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Achievements

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional—United States (CIPP/US)

  • Clerkships

    • The Honorable Rebecca Rutherford, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Law Clerk)
    • The Honorable Amos L. Mazzant, III, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Judicial Intern)
    • The Honorable Robert Burns, Chief Justice, Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals (Judicial Intern)
    • The Honorable Martin Hoffman, 68th Civil District Court of Texas (Judicial Intern)

  • Memberships

    • William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court
    • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
    • Dallas Bar Association
    • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
    • Texas Bar College

Overview

Blake focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters across several industries, including data privacy, technology, financial services and real estate. Blake also can help clients on incident response to privacy and cybersecurity breaches. Blake is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Information Privacy Professional—United States (CIPP/US). Blake develops litigation strategies tailored to his clients’ overall business objectives. He also can help organizations develop strategies to comply with state and federal regulations and investigations in the ever-changing data privacy legal landscape. Blake has represented large businesses, family-run companies and high-net-worth individuals in federal and state courts.

Prior to joining Munsch Hardt, Blake worked as an Associate at a boutique litigation firm. While in law school, Blake represented clients and won his first trial in Texas District Court as a student and Fellow in the Civil and Consumer Legal Clinic. He served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Rebecca Rutherford of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, assisting in the management and disposition of a wide range of cases. Blake also was a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Amos L. Mazzant, III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the Honorable Chief Robert Burns of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals and the Honorable Martin Hoffman of the 68th Civil District Court of Texas. Before attending law school, Blake held various sales and managerial roles in big and small companies.

When Blake takes a break from his work for clients, he serves as a member of the William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers and the Dallas Bar Association.

Experience

  • Fraudulent Transfer Litigation

    Served on a trial team representing a high-net-worth individual against a $180 MM fraudulent transfers claim. Case also involved allegations that client was the alter-ego of public and

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  • Financial Services Litigation

    Prepared a receivership application and brief in support for a regional, publicly-traded bank, securing a pre-judgment receivership to protect more than $10 MM of the bank’s

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  • Construction Litigation

    Assisted in the representation of a property owner as lead trial counsel. The case resulted in a win for the client when we successfully invalidated a mechanic’s lien.

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