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James M Davis

James M Davis

USA 2026

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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney
 Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Insurance

Washington

3 years ranked

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder

USA - Nationwide

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Practice Areas

Insurance Recovery Law

Litigation

Business Litigation

Construction

Environmental Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Energy & Natural Resources

Hospitality

Retail & Consumer Products

Sports

Real Estate

Career

During his 30-year career, Jim Davis has helped clients recover billions of dollars by negotiating improved policy language, navigating complex insurance claims, and successfully prosecuting coverage lawsuits and arbitrations.

Jim is a leading national policyholder litigator and counselor who solves insurance coverage issues for his clients every day. Jim regularly handles complex insurance claims and litigation involving cyber liability and data breach, property and business interruption, directors and officers, and errors and omissions, and general liability including Bermuda form occurrence reported with London arbitration. Jim also assists clients with negotiating better policy terms to maximize coverage and avoid future disputes.

Jim is a frequent author and presenter on various insurance recovery topics and is a member of the American College of Coverage Counsel.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Insurance - Washington

Band 1
Individual Editorial

James Davis is an accomplished policyholder advocate with experience handling a wide array of claims, including cyber, D&O and product liability-related insurance coverage disputes.

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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Individual Editorial

James Davis is a well-recognized attorney in the insurance sphere, noted for his representation of policyholders in complex disputes. He has handled coverage claims involving D&O and product liability, among others.

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Strengths

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  • Jim has clear vision, a sharp and powerful mind, and is a pleasure to work with.

    InsuranceChambers Guide to the USA

  • Jim is good at explaining complex issues to his clients in plain language. He boils disputes down to the essentials.

    InsuranceChambers Guide to the USA

  • Jim is an excellent and reasonable lawyer who is also very knowledgeable in his area.

    InsuranceChambers Guide to the USA

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