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Jad H. Khazem

Associate

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. Through his work, Jad has helped his clients recover more than $500 million to date.

    Jad works with clients in a wide array of industries, including sports, entertainment, hospitality, higher education, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. He uses his substantive experience in all stages of litigation—including dispositive motions, facts and expert discovery, summary judgment, trial preparation, and appeals—as well as in mediation and arbitration.

    Jad is a zealous litigator with oral advocacy experience in complex matters. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes the representation of veterans in disability benefits appeals, voting rights organizations in challenges to restrictive voting laws, and advocacy groups seeking public access to judicial records.

    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 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 motion practice.
    • Representing a global pharmaceutical company in appellate litigation concerning coverage under first-party property policies for damage caused by 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 major media conglomerate and executive arising from shareholder class actions challenging the merger of two entertainment giants.
    • Obtained a substantial settlement for a top private research university, following a hotly contested lawsuit seeking management liability coverage for antitrust-related losses.
    • Representing large infrastructure supplier in asbestos-related coverage litigation and arbitration.

    Pro Bono and Other Matters

    • Fought for veterans in successful disability benefits appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.
    • Advocating for veterans’ discharge upgrades in petitions to Navy review and corrections boards.
    • Representing voting rights organizations in federal court in constitutional and statutory challenges to Florida voter suppression laws.
    • Secured the unsealing of a favorable summary judgment ruling on behalf of an advocacy group intervenor, following successful trial court and appellate proceedings.
    • Defended a major car rental company against an insurer’s equitable indemnity claim in Arizona federal court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
    • Advocated for a client before the Arlington Immigration Court and secured his release from custody on the best-possible bond terms.

    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
        • Chair’s Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar, Political Science Department
    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" (2023)
    • 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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