Negar
Azarfar
Associate
Orange County
Business Phone:
949.622.2758
Business Fax:
949.769.2077
negar.azarfar@troutmansanders.com
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Negar is an associate in the D&O and Professional Liability practice group. She joined Troutman Sanders in 2010, after spending the summer of 2008 as a summer associate with Ross, Dixon, & Bell, which later merged with Troutman Sanders.
Negar provides insurance companies with pre-litigation counseling and advice concerning complex coverage and claims-handling issues and represents insurance companies in coverage/bad faith litigation for primary and excess directors & officers, employment practices liability, errors & omissions, and miscellaneous professional liability policies.
Negar received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2009, graduating cum laude. While in law school, Negar was president of the Iranian American Bar Association and served on the Hastings Women’s Law Journal.
Negar received her bachelor degrees in Political Science and Criminology, Law, & Society from the University of California, Irvine in 2005.
Negar has served on the Troutman Sanders’ Diversity Committee and has been involved in the Orange County Diversity Task Force and Iranian American Bar Association since 2010.
Negar is currently handling a pro bono matter for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).
Publications
"Insureds Take Note: Insurance Coverage Is Generally Unavailable for Lawsuits Involving Money or Property Wrongfully Acquired By the Insured," The Business Suit, DRI Commercial Litigation Committee (November 2010).
“D&O and Professional Liability 2010: A Year In Review,” Troutman Sanders LLP.
Other Distinctions
Troutman Sanders 2010 Harold E. Masback III Outstanding Achievement in Pro Bono Award.
Constitutional Rights Foundation Peer Court Attorney Advisor, Dale Jr. High School, Anaheim, California.
Recognized as Kids in Need of Defense Lawyer of the Month, June 2011.
Work Experience
Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2010-present