AJ represents clients in a wide range of litigation matters, giving them strategic advantages in insurance coverage disputes, class actions, fiduciary litigation, non-compete and trade secret matters, and other complex contract disputes.
AJ has defended putative class actions involving insurance coverage and insurance agent contracts, and he regularly helps clients enforce non‑compete restrictions and protect their trade secrets following key employee departures. His wide‑ranging practice allows him to draw on diverse experiences to craft effective litigation strategies and guide clients toward favorable outcomes while minimizing business disruption. Although his practice spans many areas, it is particularly focused on the insurance industry and class actions.
Recently, AJ has litigated major class actions involving COVID‑19 business‑interruption and labor-depreciation claims, preserved complete defense victories in multiple COVID‑19 business‑interruption class actions on appeal, and enforced non-compete and other post-employment restrictions against departed managerial employees and departed independent contractor insurance agents.
AJ also leverages his experience litigating complex insurance-coverage disputes to help insurers reduce litigation risk going forward. He assists insurer clients with developing and revising insurance‑coverage forms—from ideation and drafting to addressing regulator objections. He has drafted insuring agreements, exclusions, and terms and conditions for specialized liability insurance products and advised on revisions to a wide range of forms and endorsements—from common ISO to manuscript forms and endorsements. When regulators raise objections and time is of the essence, AJ helps clients respond efficiently and effectively so that new and revised products can enter the market on schedule.