Leslie Ahari is one of the most highly regarded directors, officers, and professional liability insurance coverage counsel in the United States. Over the past 25 years, she has served as coverage counsel in over a thousand matters posing significant exposures to insurers, including claims involving bankrupt insureds and billions of dollars in claimed liabilities.
Leslie represents insurers in complex coverage claims and disputes involving shareholder litigation, securities law violations, bankruptcy and creditor related actions, fiduciary liability, antitrust, private equity and investment management disputes, legal malpractice, bankers professional liability, and other professional liability matters. She represents insurers in coverage litigation in federal and state courts nationwide, at both the trial and appellate levels.
Leslie is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Coverage Counsel. She has been repeatedly ranked as a Band 1 leading lawyer for insurers by Chambers USA, which describes her as a “leading expert in D&O liability.”
“Leslie Ahari provides strong guidance on how to effectively present complex coverage positions.”
— CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS USA 2024
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Harvard University
- A.B., magna cum laude, Duke University, Phi Beta Kappa
Memberships
- American College of Coverage Counsel
- District of Columbia Bar
- Virginia State Bar Association
