Jack C. Hsu
Partner
Jack is managing partner of the firm’s national insurance and litigation practices. He is also managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office.
Jack represents multi-national and U.S. insurers in complex property & casualty, excess, and reinsurance claims. He also audits excess and reinsurance claims for Lloyd’s and London insurers. As national counsel, he coordinates claims for large account insureds.
Jack has more than thirty years of experience in defending insurers in first and third-party energy, construction, manufacturing, and transportation claims. He advises clients on catastrophic losses, pollution liability, cyber risks, and bad faith.
Jack has successfully resolved disputes involving ISO, Bermuda form, London, and manuscript wordings, including standard and nonstandard pollution exclusions, claims made and occurrence reported coverage, integrated and batch occurrence, cargo, hull and P&I cover, completed operations and business risk exclusions, allocation of costs, application misrepresentation, policy nullification and rescission, and the priority of coverage among insurers.
Jack represents multi-national and U.S. insurers in complex property & casualty, excess, and reinsurance claims. He also audits excess and reinsurance claims for Lloyd’s and London insurers. As national counsel, he coordinates claims for large account insureds.
Jack has more than thirty years of experience in defending insurers in first and third-party energy, construction, manufacturing, and transportation claims. He advises clients on catastrophic losses, pollution liability, cyber risks, and bad faith.
Jack has successfully resolved disputes involving ISO, Bermuda form, London, and manuscript wordings, including standard and nonstandard pollution exclusions, claims made and occurrence reported coverage, integrated and batch occurrence, cargo, hull and P&I cover, completed operations and business risk exclusions, allocation of costs, application misrepresentation, policy nullification and rescission, and the priority of coverage among insurers.
Jack defends clients with high deductibles or self-insured retentions in catastrophic personal injury and property damage claims, including claims against commercial property owners, developers, retailers, contractors, manufacturers, and service providers. He also represents clients in contract dispute, warranty, class action, and compliance matters.
Jack is recognized as a Chicago Elite lawyer in Insurance Litigation by The Legal 500 (2026). He is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell. He was also selected for inclusion in 2012-2015, 2019-2026 Illinois Super Lawyers®.
Jack is past vice-chair of the Economics of Tort and Insurance Law Practice Committee of the American Bar Association.
Jack is recognized as a Chicago Elite lawyer in Insurance Litigation by The Legal 500 (2026). He is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell. He was also selected for inclusion in 2012-2015, 2019-2026 Illinois Super Lawyers®.
Jack is past vice-chair of the Economics of Tort and Insurance Law Practice Committee of the American Bar Association.
Education
- University of Chicago, A.B., 1990
- Indiana University, J.D., 1993
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1993
- California, 2003
- New York, 2009
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of California, District of Colorado, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims