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Hakeem Rizk

Associate

San Francisco +1 415 591 7019

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    Hakeem Rizk represents corporate policyholders in complex coverage disputes with their insurers and advises clients on insurance program placement and complex risk transfer and indemnification issues, including representation and warranty (warranty and indemnity) insurance for clients in a wide range of industries, spanning from biomedical to professional sports.

    Hakeem also represents clients in complex class actions involving a variety of issues such as consumer protection and breach of contract and warranty.

    He maintains an active pro bono practice involving issues including insurance recovery, criminal matters, and violations of human rights.

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  • Representative Matters
    • Represented a major company in the retail industry in an equity, diversity, and inclusion assessment.
    • Representing a global manufacturer and marketer of professional products in insurance recovery for product recall.
    • Representing a global sporting goods company in pursuing insurance recoveries for advertising and trade secrets misappropriation litigations.
    • Represented a major university in class action litigation concerning its admissions process, successfully leading to the dismissal of those lawsuits.
    • Representing a major technology company in pursuing insurance recovery for first-party property and business interruption losses.
    • Representing various companies in pursuing insurance recovery for breaches of representations and warranties.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2013
        • cum laude
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 2010
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2016 - 2018
    Pro Bono
    • Represented a California inmate on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, resulting in a unanimous, unpublished decision reversing the jury’s verdict and remanding for a new trial.
    • Represented individual facing criminal misdemeanor charges in Marin County, California, successfully obtaining dismissal of all charges at hearing on a motion to suppress.
    • Represented individual plaintiffs asserting consumer protection claims against amusement park company.
    • Representing nonprofit organization seeking to develop strategies and legislation to end gun violence.
    • Routinely advises policyholders on coverage for property losses due to wildfires.
    Accolades
    • National Black Lawyers, "Top 40 Under 40" (2021)
    • Charles C. Ruff Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year (2021)
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • State Bar of California
    • American Bar Association

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