Jon Berkon Named Political Law Chair at Elias Law Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group is pleased to announce that Jon Berkon is assuming the role of Political Law Chair today, January 1, 2026.
Berkon succeeds Ezra Reese, who served as the firm's first-ever Political Law Chair since Elias Law Group's founding in 2021 and will continue serving clients as a Partner in the Political Law practice group.
"I am deeply grateful to Ezra Reese for his leadership in shaping the Political Law Group as ELG's first-ever Political Law Chair," said Firm Chair Marc Elias. "As a former Political Law Chair myself, I understand and appreciate the significant commitment Ezra made in serving in this vital role over the past four years. Jon brings deep expertise in state and local election law and has earned the trust of Democratic and progressive organizations across the nation. I am confident he will build on Ezra's excellent work as he assumes this important leadership position."
"It has been an honor to serve as Elias Law Group’s first Political Law Chair and to help build this practice alongside such talented colleagues," said Ezra Reese. "Jon is the ideal person to lead the Political Law Group forward. His aggressive, strategic approach and his strong relationships with clients across the country make him exceptionally well-suited for this role.”
"I am grateful for the opportunity to lead Elias Law Group’s Political Law Group and to build on the strong foundation Ezra has established," said Jon Berkon. "As we head into a crucial election year, the Political Law Group is laser-focused on helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change, and I look forward to continuing that mission in this new capacity."
Meet Elias Law Group’s new Political Law Chair, Jon Berkon:
Jon Berkon has been a partner at Elias Law Group since the firm was founded in 2021. He focuses his practice on the laws governing state and local elections, ballot initiatives and issue advocacy, helping clients achieve their political and policy objectives in jurisdictions across the country.
Jon is the nation’s leading lawyer for Democratic and progressive organizations working to elect state and local candidates, serving as outside counsel to the Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Attorneys General Association, the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, the States Project, and countless political organizations and nonprofits in the space. Jon helps his clients organize their fundraising and spending programs to achieve their strategic goals and remain compliant with an ever-increasing web of federal, state and local laws.
Jon has earned the trust of elected officials across the country, working with more than 25 candidates for governor since 2017. Jon regularly obtains favorable opinions for his clients from state and local regulators. And having successfully defended clients in high-profile matters across the country, he understands the practical, real-world implications of the legal choices that clients face and how to communicate his client’s interests to stakeholders and the public at large.
In recent years, Jon has helped candidates prevail in some of the highest-stakes post-election fights across the country. He helped lead teams that defended Governor Cooper’s victory in 2016, the new Virginia House Democratic majorities in 2019 and 2023, President Biden’s in 2020, Governor Murphy’s in 2021, and Governor Hobbs’ in 2022. A strong advocate for voting rights, Jon has pioneered efforts to ensure that voters have their ballots counted, designing and implementing successful absentee ballot cure programs in states across the country, including the North Carolina program that cut rejection rates from more than 6.1% in 2018 to less than 1% in 2020. Jon regularly writes about, and is quoted in articles regarding, efforts to combat election subversion.
Jon received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2008. He received his B.A., cum laude, from Yale University in 2003.
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