Victoria L. Johnson

Victoria joined Zelle in 2020 and is an associate in the firm’s New York office. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and (re)insurance disputes. Victoria counsels and represents large insurance companies on a broad range of matters, including general liability coverage and defense, first-party property insurance, event cancellation insurance, builders’ risk insurance, business interruption claims, and bad faith allegations.

Victoria is also a member of the team that represents quasi-government agency plaintiffs in litigation against numerous banks related to the manipulation of LIBOR, a benchmark interest rate.

At Boston University School of Law, Victoria was elected to participate in the Civil Litigation Clinic, where she represented clients as a certified student-attorney in a broad range of civil matters. During her third year of law school, Victoria worked as a pro-bono extern at a large law firm in Boston.

Representative Matters

Represent clients in insurance defense and bad faith litigation actions, in both federal and state court.

Represent commercial property insurers to analyze claims and defend litigation concerning losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Member of the team that represents Freddie Mac and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for 38 Closed Banks in the LIBOR antitrust litigation. (In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litig., No. 11-md-2262-NRB (S.D.N.Y.))

Articles & Presentations

"Homeowners Did Not Substantially Meet Policy's Condition Precedent to Recover Replacement Cost Value", Insurance Litigation Reporter, November 18, 2024, author

"Bad Faith/Punitive Damages" case summary/review of Lord FedNat Insurance Co., 363 So.3d 1160 (Fla.App. 2023), Insurance Litigation Reporter, August 18, 2023, author

"Property Insurance/Replacement Cost" case summary/review of Henderson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 113 F.4th 1042 (8th Cir. 2024), Insurance Litigation Reporter, November 18, 2024, author

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
New York Bar Association
University of Florida Alumni Association