Hozaifa Y. Cassubhai

hozaifa@baileyduquette.com
T.: +1 908.315.0253
M.: +1 206.225.2250
Westfield (NJ), Seattle

Hozaifa is a bi-coastal business and commercial litigator who handles complex, high-stakes disputes for a diverse range of individual and corporate clients across the New Jersey-New York corridor and the Pacific Northwest.

Hozaifa brings to each engagement tenacious advocacy, strategic insight, and pragmatic judgment—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 B2B contract claims, post-closing M&A disputes, trade secrets, shareholder and partnership disputes, corporate governance issues, unfair competition, and employment-related claims. He has tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts and arbitration forums.

Beyond his corporate practice, Hozaifa also represents individuals in matters involving institutional misconduct, including civil rights and consumer protection. He priortizes client alignment and offers alternative fee arrangements when appropriate.

Committed to public service, Hozaifa is a former Fellow of the Washington Leadership Institute, which develops future leaders of the Bar. Hozaifa has served as amicus counsel in landmark education and tax policy cases before the Washington Supreme Court. He also serves 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..

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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)