Ahmed J. Kassim is a Member in the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. Mr. Kassim is a skilled trial lawyer and appellate advocate who handles high-stakes product liability and complex commercial disputes in courts around the country. Mr. Kassim represents some of the world’s best-known companies across an array of industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, telecommunications, insurance, banking, and retail. Clients value his ability to zealously advocate for them throughout the entire litigation process. He partners with clients to devise a litigation strategy that aligns with their business objectives.
In his product liability practice, Mr. Kassim has a proven track record of successfully defending manufacturers in difficult jurisdictions. A former chemical engineer, Mr. Kassim leverages his technical background to help his clients navigate complex scientific and medical issues and craft fact-based defenses built on science. He has extensive practice in multidistrict litigation and state coordinated proceedings and is regularly engaged as regional counsel, working closely with clients and national counsel on defense strategy and early resolution of claims.
Mr. Kassim also represents clients at both trial and on appeal in their most important commercial litigation matters. He recently served as one of the trial counsel in a breach of contract case in federal court that resulted in a unanimous $7.1 million jury verdict in favor of his client. He has also represented clients in high-stakes matters before state and federal appellate courts, including the New Jersey Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Kassim maintains an active pro bono practice that includes criminal, asylum, and constitutional cases.
Outside of the Firm, Mr. Kassim is actively engaged in professional and bar organizations. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. He is a member of the Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court. Mr. Kassim attended the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy, one of the oldest and most respected trial advocacy programs.
Early in his legal career, Mr. Kassim was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Ann G. McCormick, J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.