Leslie
S.
Ahari
Partner
Tysons Corner
Business Phone:
703.734.4322
Business Fax:
703.448.6517
leslie.ahari@troutmansanders.com
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Leslie has counseled and litigated on behalf of her clients in complex insurance coverage matters arising nationwide for 20 years. 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. Leslie has extensive experience resolving coverage disputes through mediation and alternative dispute resolution methods. She also is an experienced commercial litigator, having represented corporations and other organizations in complex litigation.
Representative Experience
Successfully defended insurer in Oklahoma lawsuit alleging bad faith and obtained summary judgment ruling in 2008 on related-claim coverage issues under a D&O Policy.
Represented D&O insurers in accounting scandals involving Enron, Adelphia, Refco, Freddie Mac, AOL Time Warner and WorldCom.
Obtained dismissal of Equitas from insurance coverage dispute under a D&O Policy in Kentucky.
After more than 10 years of litigation on behalf of insurer clients, secured a ruling from the Third Circuit that affirmed a district court ruling that general liability policies do not provide insurance coverage for antitrust liability.
Publications
Leslie S. Ahari and Sean M. Hanifin- coauthors, “Ethical Issues and Conflicts of Interest,” Ch. 33 of West’s Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation (2000).
Chambers USA Selects RDB as Leading Insurance Law Firm (June 13, 2008).
Five RDB Partners Selected for Inclusion in Washington, DC Super Lawyers List (March 21, 2008).
Twelve RDB Attorneys Named Finalists in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (September 14, 2007).
Chambers USA Ranks Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP as a Leading Insurance Law Firm (July 11, 2006).
Other Distinctions
Recognized as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Insurance Law by Chambers USA (2006, 2008-2011).
Achieved an AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Selected for Washington, DC Super Lawyers in Business Litigation and Insurance Coverage (2008-2010); Selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Law & Politics’ Virginia Super Lawyers; Selected for inclusion in the July/August 2010 Law & Politics’ Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition.
Finalist in "Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America," September 14, 2007.
Work Experience
Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2009 – present
Partner, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 1996 – 2008
Associate, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 1990 – 1995
Associate, Rogers & Wells, 1988 – 1990