Hozaifa Y. Cassubhai

hozaifa@baileyduquette.com
T.: +1 908.315.0253
M.: +1 206.225.2250
New Jersey, New York, Seattle

Hozaifa represents corporate and individual clients in complex business disputes in state and federal courts and arbitration forums across the New Jersey-New York corridor and the Pacific Northwest (Seattle).

Drawing on his diverse background—including Big Law training, a federal district court law clerkship, and prior roles as a special deputy prosecutor and in-house general counsel—Hozaifa brings a unique blend of versatility, strategic insight, and tenacious advocacy to every matter. His multi-discipinary experience enables him to adapt seamlessly to the needs of each case and client.

Hozaifa has successfully guided clients through all phases of litigation—from pre-suit strategy through trial, judgment, and appeal—in a wide array of commercial disputes. He is particularly experienced in navigating contentious business divorces, corporate dissolutions, and shareholder / partnership disputes, along with the wide-ranging issues that often underlie them — breach of contract, fiduciary duties, intellectual property, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, accounting, receivership, and employment. Hozaifa also has significant experience in unfair competition, consumer protection, defamation, and professional liability litigation.

Given the bi-coastal nature of his practice, Hozaifa is frequently retained as local counsel in matters pending before the state and federal courts of New Jersey and Washington.

Beyond litigation, Hozaifa serves as a trusted advisor to emerging businesses, family-owned companies, and executive leadership. Boards and management teams rely on him to for creative, business-minded solutions that help mitigate risk and drive results.

A strong believer in service, Hozaifa has served as a Fellow of the WSBA’s Washington Leadership Institute — a program that identifies and cultivates future civic and Bar leaders.  He dedicates significant time to pro bono and public interest work, including serving as amicus counsel in landmark education funding and tax policy cases before the Washington State Supreme Court. Among other community service, he serves on the Executive Board of the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey.

Before joining Bailey Duquette, Hozaifa practiced at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle and at boutique litigation firms on both coasts. Hozaifa’s background also includes covering trials for Courtroom Television (Court TV) and working as a freelance producer for the Law & Crime Network.

In law school, Hozaifa earned recognition as the Faculty Scholar and Student Commencement Speaker. He served as Note & Comment Editor of the Law Review and was inducted into the National Order of Barristers for excellence in oral advocacy.

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)
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)