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Roey Z. Rahmil

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  • Litigation
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Real Estate Disputes
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Roey Rahmil helps businesses and individuals protect their rights using a flexible, case-specific philosophy that puts his clients’ interests first.

Roey’s litigation practice focuses on insurance coverage and real estate matters. He understands that each case is different, that not every dispute requires full-scale litigation or an aggression-first approach, and that most clients do not want to spend their time and money in court. He prides himself on his ability to resolve matters outside of court with minimal attorney’s fees. But some cases need to be litigated. When they do, Roey balances thoroughness with efficiency, and often uses strategic, high-impact motions to position his clients to win before or at trial.

Roey also understands that cases can be won or lost before the first papers are filed in court. When disputes are brewing, clients turn to Roey to help them thoughtfully structure their approach and communications to maximum advantage. Roey views his role as a counselor and advisor as equally important to his role as a courtroom advocate.

Roey is a first-chair trial lawyer with substantial experience in court and arbitration. He has also successfully handled appeals in state and federal appellate courts.

Roey represents policyholders in all types of insurance litigation, including prosecuting bad faith claims. He has achieved results in both first-party and third party claims on behalf of clients ranging from individuals with homeowners insurance policies to public companies and executives with sophisticated commercial general liability and directors and officers policies.

Roey’s real estate litigation experience emphasizes commercial landlord-tenant work. He regularly represents premier institutional landlords and cutting-edge companies in all manner of disputes concerning office, biotech, warehouse and other commercial property. He has also litigated nondisclosure claims, construction defect cases, purchase and sale disputes, mechanics lien claims, and other matters on behalf of both individuals and businesses.

In addition, Roey serves as in-house counsel to the firm and, as a trusted advisor to his partners, assists with professional responsibility and risk management issues.

Roey began his legal career at Shartsis Friese and has been with the firm ever since. He spent his formative years honing his litigation skills on all types of matters, from multibillion-dollar federal jury trials to sophisticated professional liability and securities claims to trust and estate cases.

Education

  • UC Davis School of Law; J.D., Order of the Coif, Order of Barristers, 2010
  • Santa Clara University; B.S., political science and philosophy, magna cum laude, 2007

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • All California State Courts
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Ninth Circuit

Experience

  • Winery industry (First-Party Claim): Represented a winery in a first-party claim arising from the Glass Fire. After defeating the insurer’s summary judgment motion, settled the case for more than the policy limits.
  • Construction industry (Indemnity Claim): Advised a construction company facing a high-eight-figure indemnity claim by a general contractor. After a two-week arbitration and with a declaratory judgment action from the insurer pending, settled the case with substantial contribution from the insurer.
  • Real Estate industry (Habitability and Coverage Disputes): Represented a residential landlord facing habitability and constructive eviction claims, with multiple first-layer and excess insurers on the risk across several years and complex coverage issues. Negotiated a settlement with no contribution from the client.

  • Represented a landlord after a publicly traded biotech company breached a long-term lease and abandoned the leased premises. Won a multimillion-dollar affirmative summary adjudication motion and settled the remaining claims on favorable terms on the eve of trial.
  • Represented landlord in a complex construction dispute arising from a tenant’s buildout. Defeated the principal claims on summary adjudication and settled the remaining claims for nuisance value.
  • Ongoing representation of a national franchisor in landlord-tenant disputes involving franchisee with stores across the Bay Area.
  • During the Covid-19 pandemic, embedded with the firm’s Real Estate Department to provide real-time guidance to clients in a rapidly changing environment. Litigated and resolved multiple landlord-tenant and other disputes arising from the pandemic and related shelter-in-place orders.

  • Defeated a petition-to-vacate arbitration award based on an arbitrator disclosure issue, and defeated the opposing party’s appeal.
  • Briefed and argued multiple successful anti-SLAPP motions, each with substantial award of attorney’s fees.

Activities

  • Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
    • Advisory Board Member, 2019 ─ present
  • California Young Lawyers Association
    • Former Special Advisor, Vice Chair and Board Member
  • Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Publications

  • Client Alert: Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus Losses March 17, 2020
  • Written Disclosure And Informed Written Consent: How To Handle Actual And Potential Conflicts Of Interest June 10, 2016 | California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) eNews
  • Resumé tips for new lawyers May 1, 2015 | https://www.sflaw.com/2015/05/01/resume-tips-for-new-lawyers/

Additional Publications

  • “Client Alert: Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus Losses,” sflaw.com; March 17, 2020

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