Industries
Insurance
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance

Education
J.D.  Harvard Law School 1988, cum laude
A.B.  Duke University 1985, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Awards and Honors
Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA 2008
Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2008
2007 “Lawdragon 3000” Leading Lawyer
Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA 2006

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Virginia

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
U.S. District Court - E.D. Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals - 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar
Virginia State Bar Association

 
Leslie  Ahari,  Partner

Washington, DC
(202) 662-2036
(202) 662-2190


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Leslie Ahari has 20 years of litigation and counseling experience in insurance coverage matters arising nationwide. She has represented insurers in matters involving directors and officers claims, professional liability claims, and general liability claims. She has extensive experience in complex coverage disputes involving shareholder litigation, fiduciary liability, antitrust, bankers’ professional liability, and other professional liability matters. Ms. Ahari regularly represents insurers in complex coverage litigation in suits across the country, and has extensive experience resolving coverage disputes through mediation and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Ms. Ahari also is an experienced commercial litigator, having represented corporations and other organizations in complex litigation.

Ms. Ahari has been recognized by Chambers USA as a Leading Lawyer for Business in Insurance (2006 and 2008), and as a Washington DC Super Lawyer in Insurance Coverage (2008). Ms. Ahari maintains an AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s directory of lawyers.


In The News
6/13/2008  Chambers USA Selects RDB as Leading Insurance Law Firm
3/21/2008  Five RDB Partners Selected for Inclusion in Washington, DC Super Lawyers List
9/14/2007  Twelve RDB Attorneys Named Finalists in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
7/11/2006  Chambers USA Ranks Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP as a Leading Insurance Law Firm
5/12/2006  Judge Limits Insurance Coverage in Shareholder Claims

RDB Alerts
D&O Liability
7/30/2008 Second Circuit Holds that Securities Fraud Suit Against Company Can Survive Absent Adequate Allegations of Scienter As to Any Named Individual Defendant
1/18/2008 Supreme Court Rules That No Private Right of Action Exists Under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 10b-5 When Claimants Do Not Rely Upon Statements or Deceptive Acts of Defendants
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