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Jad H. Khazem

Special Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5778

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  • About

    Jad Khazem’s practice focuses on high-stakes complex civil litigation and appeals, with particular emphasis on representing large corporate policyholders in insurance coverage matters.

    Jad has helped clients recover hundreds of millions of dollars for a wide variety of underlying claims and losses, including products liability and other mass tort claims, environmental cleanup, first-party property damage/business interruption, cyber claims, shareholder claims and other directors’ and officers’ liabilities, errors or omissions liabilities, antitrust liabilities, and more.

    Jad is a zealous litigator with oral advocacy experience in federal, state, and administrative forums.  He also speaks, writes, and presents on complex insurance coverage issues.  Jad also maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes the representation of veterans, voting rights organizations, and whistleblowers.

    Prior to joining the firm, Jad clerked for Judge Henry F. Floyd on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  Jad has been repeatedly recognized by his peers as a Washington DC Super Lawyers "Rising Star."

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters

    High-Dollar First-Party Claims

    • Achieved a highly successful near-$250 million settlement on behalf of a major U.S. Virgin Islands resort’s property damage/business interruption claim, one of the largest arising out of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Secured settlement after winning multiple forum battles, obtaining accelerated litigation schedule, and prevailing on key spoliation motions.
    • Obtained a substantial first-party coverage settlement for owner of a large Puerto Rican luxury hotel devastated by Hurricane Maria. Secured outcome shortly before trial after prevailing on key summary judgment and insurer bad faith rulings.
    • Aggressively litigated a complex insurance coverage, fraud, and broker malpractice lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, in connection with a glass manufacturer’s tornado property damage and business interruption claim. Negotiated a considerable settlement after substantially successful motions practice.
    • Successfully represented a global pharmaceutical company in precedent-setting appeals concerning first-party coverage for damage caused by an international cyber event.

    Complex Third-Party Claims

    • Representing the National Football League in pending litigation seeking coverage for its class action settlement of concussion-related claims of former professional football players.
    • Handling management liability coverage claims for a media conglomerate arising from shareholder class actions challenging the merger of two entertainment giants.
    • Obtained substantial settlements for a top private research university, following a hotly contested lawsuit seeking management liability coverage for antitrust-related losses.
    • Representing major utility provider on appeal in insurance coverage litigation concerning environmental cleanup.
    • Representing large infrastructure supplier in asbestos-related coverage litigation.

    Pro Bono

    • Fought for veterans in successful disability benefits appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.
    • Fought to secure discharge upgrades for servicemembers with mental health conditions.
    • Represented voting rights organizations in federal court in constitutional and statutory challenges to Florida voter suppression laws.
    • Lead counsel for whistleblower in retaliatory removal litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
    • Secured public access to judicial records on behalf of policyholder advocacy group.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2016
        • Order of the Coif
        • Virginia Law Review, Notes Editor
        • Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
    • Florida Atlantic University, B.A., 2012
        • summa cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Florida
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Henry F. Floyd, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2016 - 2017
    Languages
    • Arabic
    • Spanish
    Accolades
    • Washington DC Super Lawyers, Insurance Coverage "Rising Star"
    • A top scorer on the July 2016 Florida Bar Exam and the Speaker on Behalf of Newly Inducted Lawyers at a state appeals court attorney induction ceremony
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Contributing Editor, California Practice Guide: Insurance Litigation (Rutter Group)
    Previous Experience
    • Advocate for dual enrollment learning programs and author of multiple publications in the International Journal of Education Research

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