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Jared was recently named one of the “Top 500 Leading Litigators in America” by Lawdragon. He is also ranked highly in insurance based on client feedback, including by Chambers USA and as a Legal 500 “Leading Lawyer” (one of seven nationally). The New York Law Journal named Jared a “New York Trailblazer” in its inaugural list (the only insurance lawyer across all practices). Jared is a Fellow of the invitation-only American College of Coverage Counsel. He is a frequent analyst for the Financial Times, Washington Post, NBC News, CBS News, Business Insurance, Insurance Business America, and Law360.Jared is an “expert handling of complex, high-stakes and often sensitive coverage disputes,” “not only is [he] an excellent attorney but also fantastic adviser, thinking through all the strategic elements of the issue” and “has an extremely good grasp of client’s objectives.” He is “very creative in the way he approaches problems with insurers” and is “accomplished, responsive, and provided clarity throughout the legal process—he was unequivocal in his commitment to the legal resolution,” “is an excellent strategist and tactician; he knows how to approach complicated and difficult situations,” is “sought out by policyholders to provide representation on several complex coverage claims” and “is very well connected and a strong advocate.” Chambers USA (Client Commentary)During the past 18 months, Jared took a lead role presenting witnesses’ direct testimony and cross-examining witnesses at a successful insurance recovery arbitration for a Fortune 500 company involving major international product liability losses; he took a lead role presenting witnesses’ direct testimony and cross-examining witnesses at a high-profile insurance recovery jury trial in New York federal court involving property damage and business interruption losses; he successfully argued for summary judgment on the applicable “number of occurrences” issue in a significant insurance recovery litigation in Minnesota federal court for a Fortune 500 company involving an underlying medical device product liability MDL; he successfully argued in opposition to summary judgment and reconsideration in a closely watched insurance recovery litigation in New Jersey state court for a publicly traded REIT involving pollution liability coverage from COVID-19; and he settled an insurance recovery case in Ireland for a Global 500 company involving an underlying advertising loss.

Listed skills include Insurance, Litigation, Legal Writing, Trials, and 11 others.