R. Jason Burch is Partner at CROKE FAIRCHILD DUARTE & BERES, where he serves as an Outside General Counsel and strategic advisor to technology, sports & entertainment, and regulated financial services clients. He advises senior executives and boards on complex regulatory, operational, and governance matters, with a particular focus on helping organizations navigate growth, transformation, and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

Jason brings deep experience counseling market-leading companies on high-stakes regulatory strategy and execution. Prior to Croke Fairchild, he spent nearly seven years at Uber, most recently as Legal Director, U.S. Regulatory, where he led national regulatory strategy and advised senior operations and product leaders on day-to-day strategy, compliance, litigation, and policy matters across multiple jurisdictions. In that role, he managed cross-functional teams and initiatives, oversaw regulatory components of SEC filings, and co-counseled public law litigation strategies.

In addition to his client work, Jason serves as an Independent Director of Bastion, an institutional stablecoin platform, where he provides regulatory oversight related to its New York Department of Financial Services regulated trust charter and advises on governance and change management matters following a strategic acquisition.

Earlier in his career, Jason practiced at Sidley Austin LLP, counseling life sciences and healthcare companies on regulatory compliance and enforcement matters. He holds a J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and a B.A. with High Distinction from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Before entering the legal profession, Jason was a professional baseball pitcher, drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and competed in two MLB spring trainings and part of two MLB transactions. That experience continues to shape his disciplined, team-oriented approach to advising clients.