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Mr Jared Zola

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+1.212.885.5209 jared.zola@blankrome.com

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Insurance - Advice to Policyholders

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Jared Zola is a partner in Blank Rome’s policyholder-only insurance recovery practice, formerly the insurance practice of Dickstein Shapiro LLP. One of the nation’s preeminent policyholder trial lawyers, his work litigating high-stakes cases across the country for blue chip corporate clients has earned him consistent praise. Recent accolades include:

  • 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 (Nationwide and New York), as a Legal 500 “Leading Lawyer” (one of seven nationally in the Insurance Policyholder category), and in Benchmark Litigation.
  • Lexology, Inc. named him the 2020 “Exclusive Winner of the Client Choice Award for Insurance & Reinsurance for the USA” (finalists can only be nominated by corporate counsel).
  • The New York Law Journal named Jared a “New York Trailblazer” in its inaugural list (the only insurance lawyer across all practices).
  • In its most recent editions, Who’s Who Legal named Jared a “Global Leader” and a “Thought Leader.”
  • Before Jared turned 40 years old, Law360 named him a “Top Attorney Under 40” in four consecutive years for his work on behalf of insurance policyholders—he is the only attorney to ever be named a “Rising Star” more than once in the insurance category.
  • Jared is a Fellow of the invitation-only American College of Coverage Counsel.

Jared is a frequent analyst for the Financial Times, Washington Post, NBC News, CBS News, Business Insurance, Insurance Business America, and Law360. For more information about Mr. Zola, please click here to view his full biography

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United States > Insurance > Advice to policyholders

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Jared Zola – Blank Rome LLP

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.

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