Professional Biography
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James (Jim) M. Davis Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3571

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3571

    JimDavis@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Additional Insured Coverage

  • Represented Fortune 500 online retailer seeking additional insured coverage and indemnity for multiple matters.
  • Represented Fortune  500 retailer in hundreds of matters involving additional insured coverage leading to leading edge legal decisions and recoveries.*

Advertising Coverage

  • Litigated coverage for advertising claims for Fortune 500 retailer.*
  • Represented national supermarket chain regarding coverage for advertising claim involving the use of trade dress of celebrity.*

Appellate Coverage Law

  • Represented multiple policyholder clients in state and federal courts throughout the country on appeal.*
  • Prepared numerous amicus curiae briefs for a national policyholder rights organization with several successful appeals.*

Asbestos Insurance Recovery

  • Represented multiple Fortune 500 policyholders in insurance recovery litigation in several jurisdictions and successfully obtained significant recoveries in each matter.*

Business Interruption & Property Damage Coverage

  • Leading the Perkins Coie Insurance Recovery practice’s pursuit of property, business interruption, and pollution coverage for COVID-19 losses, including claims for clients in hospitality, hotel, mall, food processing, retail, office space, and higher education.
  • Representing hotel and resort owners seeking property and business interruption coverage from wildfires and hurricanes.
  • Represented Fortune 500 retail company for multiple property damage and related losses, including from Hurricane Katrina.*
  • Represented a restaurant company with property damage and business interruption losses from a microburst.*

Data Breaches & Other Cyber Risk Coverage

  • Advised multiple companies regarding terms and scope of cyber coverage.
  • Represented online company with a dispute over placement and claim under cyber liability policy.

  • Represented a real estate company seeking damage for losses from an intentional hacker attack.*
  • Represent multiple companies seeking coverage for data breaches, including avoiding rescission.

Directors, Officers & Corporate Liability

  • Represented Fortune 500 retailer with coverage for class action claims regarding corporate transactions.*
  • Advised multiple companies and individual directors regarding terms and scope of D&O coverage, including in SPAC transactions.
  • Advised private equity funds and portfolio companies on claims and interaction of D&O coverage.

Employment Practices and Wage & Hour Liability

  • Assisted national hotel chain with COVID-19 pollution coverage for COVID-19 claims.
  • Represented Fortune 500 retailer in Wage & Hour coverage involving hourly manager lawsuits and arbitrations throughout the country.
  • Represented Fortune 500 retailer in coverage dispute regarding wage and hour class action claims under Employment Practices Liability policy.*
  • Advised clients regarding coverage for biometric privacy claims under EPL policies.

Environmental and Pollution Coverage

  • Represented Fortune 500 food company in 180 site environmental insurance recovery litigation.*
  • Represented multiple policyholders regarding coverage for PFAS environmental clean-up.*
  • Pursued historic liability insurance coverage for multiple oil refiners to clean-up facilities.*
  • Advised chemical company regarding coverage for clean-up costs under pollution legal liability policies.

Maritime Coverage

  • Represented national construction client regarding hull coverage and dock claims.*
  • Assist international company with dispute regarding stock throughput policy and coverage of individual vessels.

Products & Services Liability Coverage

  • Assisted Fortune 500 client with PFAS product liability coverage.
  • Represented Fortune 500 company regarding coverage for aircraft accidents.
  • Represented Fortune 500 retailer regarding coverage for multiple products and home installation class actions and severe injury cases.*
  • Represented international construction company regarding coverage for claims arising from construction work after Hurricane Katrina.*

Professional Liability

  • Represented insurance defense firm regarding attempted rescission of professional liability policy.*
  • Advised firms and individuals regarding scope of errors and omissions insurance coverage.

Privacy Coverage

  • Represented manufacturer in coverage litigation arising from claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
  • Advised multiple clients regarding coverage for privacy claims and negotiating policy terms, including under BIPA and the pending CCPA.

 

*Prior Experience

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • Illinois
  • Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., highest honors, Order of the Coif, 1995
  • University of Washington, B.A., History, 1991