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Mr Omid Safa
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Work Department
Insurance - Advice to Policyholders
Position
Omid Safa is a partner at Blank Rome and a rising star in the firm’s policyholder-only Insurance Recovery Practice. He was recently recognized as one of the “top 40 attorneys under 40” in the Washington, D.C., area by National Law Journal, and has successfully represented policyholders in a broad range of insurance disputes across the United States. In the last five years alone, Omid has helped clients secure insurance recoveries and judgments worth nearly $500 million. For more information about Omid, please click here.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to policyholders
(Next Generation Partners)Blank Rome LLP excels in navigating a diverse spectrum of insurance matters with a specific focus on policyholders, with expertise spanning various industries and underpinned by considerable trial experience. Noteworthy achievements include leading a $25m lawsuit for Urban Edge Properties related to coronavirus business interruption and advocating for religious organizations in cases involving sexual abuse claims. In Washington DC, negotiation and trial expert John Gibbons and Jim Murray, recognized for his work on institutional liability for sexual abuse of minors, co-head the practice, alongside high-stakes litigation expert Linda Kornfeld from Los Angeles. Also in LA, Mary Craig Calkins supports the practice currently handling diverse coverage matters arising from the 2020 election fraud allegations and media defamation claims. In Washington DC, the team also includes Omid Safa, specializing in insurance issues for high-profile individuals, Kyle Brinkman managing complex insurance coverage matters, and veteran John Heintz in corporate insurance coverage and complex litigation. In New York, Jared Zola focuses on high-stakes litigation and corporate transactions, while Natasha Romagnoli brings notable experience in sexual abuse coverage, discrimination claims, directors’ and officers’ liability, and errors and omissions. Noteworthy additions in March 2023 include partner Minneapolis-based Rikke Dierssen-Morice, joining from Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, recognized for expertise in food contamination/recall, crime, and construction coverage, and Jason Frye, joining from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago, marking the firm’s continued expansion into the Midwest.
Lawyer Rankings
- Advice to policyholders United States > Insurance
- Next Generation Partners United States > Insurance > Advice to policyholders
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Government > Government contracts
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Commercial lending
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions