J.P. Jaillet
J.P. Jaillet focuses on financial litigation. J.P. represents insurers, reinsurers, lenders, and secured creditors in court and arbitration.
J.P. is Choate’s Hiring Partner, where he helps lead firm-wide attorney recruitment.
Recognition
- Chambers USA
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers
- The Legal 500: Next Generation Partner (2020-2023)
Representative Engagements
Insurance and Reinsurance
- Advise reinsurers concerning COVID-19 coverage issues in connection with property, liability, and workers’ compensation losses.
- Trial counsel for reinsurers concerning large property claims and aggregation issues, including with respect to ice dam, wildfire, and storm losses.
- Advised life insurers and reinsurers concerning variable annuity disputes.
- Trial counsel for leading reinsurer in $75 million arbitration concerning treaty underwriting issues.
- Obtained $100 million recovery in catastrophe bond dispute.
Finance
- Represented secured lenders as litigation counsel in various Chapter 11 cases.
- Trial counsel for secured lender in contested debtor-in-possession proceedings in Tuesday Morning bankruptcy.
- Represent major technology company in connection with alleged $40 million fraudulent transfer.
- Obtained summary judgment for investor in lawsuit alleging $25M million investment fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
Publications and Presentations
- “Post-Pandemic COVID Losses,” moderator, ARIAS Re/insurance Seminar, March 2023.
- “An Update on Complex and Emerging Risks: Revivor Claims, Opioids and PFAS,” panelist, ARIAS-US Spring Conference, May 2021.
- “Opioid Coverage Issues: A Primer,” Boston, MA, February 5, 2018.
- “After the Final Award: When is it permissible and appropriate for panels to retain jurisdiction?,” ARIAS webinar, September 2017.
- "Reinsurance Risk," speaker, American Bar Association – Insurance Litigation Conference, March 2017
- "Reinsurance Primer," speaker, Boston Bar Association, April 2016.
- "Deflategate, Reinsurance and Arbitrator Bias," author, Employment Law360, August 2015.
- "Ex Parte Communication in Reinsurance Arbitrations: Impact of Recent Cases," speaker, ARIAS Arbitrator Workshop.
- “The Ins and Outs of Cyber-insurance,” speaker, Boston Bar Association seminar.
Education & Credentials
- University of Virginia School of Law
- JD, 2000
- University of Notre Dame
- BA, 1997, magna cum laude
Admissions
Massachusetts