Hozaifa Y. Cassubhai
hozaifa@baileyduquette.com
T.: +1 908.315.0253
M.: +1 206.225.2250
New Jersey, New York, Seattle
Hozaifa is a bi-coastal business and commercial litigator who handles complex, high-stakes disputes for a diverse range of clients — including start-ups, mid-market, and Fortune 500 companies, as well as the executives and founders behind them — across the New Jersey-New York corridor and the Pacific Northwest.
Hozaifa brings to each engagement a distinctive blend of strategic insight, pragmatic judgment, and tenacious advocacy—honed through experience in Big Law, a federal district court clerkship, and prior roles as a special deputy prosecutor and in-house general counsel.
His matters encompass the full range of commercial disputes, including contract claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, corporate governance issues, unfair competition, trade secrets, defamation and business disparagement, consumer protection, professional negligence, and employment-related claims. He believes in aligning the firm’s interests with those of the client and is open to alternative fee arrangements for select commercial disputes.
In addition to his corporate practice, Hozaifa frequently represents individuals challenging entrenched institutional norms, bringing an out-of-the-box mindset and a willingness to take on difficult cases.
Beyond the courtroom, Hozaifa serves as a trusted advisor to emerging businesses, family-owned companies, and executive leadership. Boards and management teams turn to him for practical, business-minded solutions that mitigate risk and drive results.
Committed to public service, Hozaifa is a former Fellow of the Washington Leadership Institute and has served as amicus counsel in landmark education and tax policy cases before the Washington Supreme Court. He also sits on the Executive Board of the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey and remains active in pro bono and community efforts.
Before joining Bailey Duquette, Hozaifa practiced at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle and at boutique litigation firms on both coasts. Earlier in his career, he covered trials for Court TV and worked as a freelance producer for the Law & Crime Network.
Hozaifa has been named a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics (2019–2025) and was previously recognized as a Rising Star (2014–2018). He is also a 2024 NJBIZ Leader in the Law honoree..
(Note: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. A description of the selection methodology is available here.)
Education
Seattle University School of Law (J.D. magna cum laude)
Law Review, Note and Comment Editor
National Order of the Barristers
Faculty Scholar
Student Commencement Speaker
Boston College, (B.A., History)
Bar Admission
Washington
New Jersey
Clerkship
The Hon. Benjamin H. Settle, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington (Tacoma)
Other Languages
English
Urdu
Gujarati
Arabic (reading/writing proficiency)
