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John (Jay) S. Rossiter

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Partner

Jay Rossiter, a partner in the San Francisco office of Perkins Coie LLP,  has over two decades of experience representing clients in the area of complex commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on insurance coverage disputes.  He spent 10 years working out of Perkins Coie's Seattle office, where he litigated numerous environmental coverage cases relating to contamination and Natural Resource damages in Alaska, Washington and other regions of the Pacific Northwest.  Jay also has extensive experience with insurance disputes relating to advertising liability, product liability and intellectual property matters, and regularly counsels and litigates matters in connection with all types of liability insurance, including D&O, general liability and media insurance policies.

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Rising Stars of Washington Law," 2003 - 2004

Professional Leadership

  • Charles Houston Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
  • Harvard Club of San Francisco
  • The Cousteau Society

Related Employment

  • Barrett Hale & Gilman, Seattle, WA, Associate, 1993 - 1994
  • Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Associate, 1990 - 1993

Education

  • University of Southern California Law School, J.D., 1990
    Executive Articles Editor, Southern California Law Review
  • Harvard University, B.A., American History, magna cum laude, 1986

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Washington

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington