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Jack has delved into claims of racism and sexual misconduct at the $2.4 billion tech startup Rokt, chronicled Tiger Woods's obsession with privacy, and written about police brutality, whistleblowers, and the trial lawyer Alex Spiro.
Previously, Jack covered litigation and the business of law for a number of outlets. Jack wrote about both Big Law firms that rep big businesses and the plaintiffs' firms and litigation funders that oppose them.
Jack is originally from St. Louis, and graduated from Yale with a bachelor's degree in economics. Jack lives in New York.
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