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Syed S. Ahmad

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Syed represents clients in connection with insurance coverage, reinsurance matters and other business litigation.

Syed has been admitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, US District Court for the District of Columbia and US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Advised clients on COVID-19 insurance claims for business interruption, contingent business income (CBI), extra expense, civil authority, ingress/egress, D&O, and general liability coverages.
Represents clients in connection with disputes involving general liability, errors and omissions, and directors and officers policies, including coverage issues arising out of multi-district litigation related to claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Advises clients in connection with product recall incidents, including claim submission, claim adjustment inquiries, indemnity payments, settlement negotiations, and coverage disputes.
Counsels clients in connection with commercial property claims and litigation, including claims arising from the World Trade Center Attack and claims related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Represents clients in matters involving coverage for professional liability claims, including in litigation involving large nursing home care provider and several other insurers.
Counsels clients concerning allocation of coverage among excess and primary carriers, including the availability of coverage for tens of thousands of asbestos lawsuits for multiple insureds and related entities.
Advises clients seeking product contamination and food recall insurance, and manuscripts endorsements.

Represents clients in multi-million dollar reinsurance disputes in litigation and arbitrations involving follow the fortunes and follow the settlement doctrines, allocation disputes, rescission claims, and notice obligations.
Counsels clients in reinsurance recovery efforts under facultative and treaty business.
Advises clients in connection with bad faith and extra-contractual claims related to insurance and reinsurance claims.
Represents clients in various business matters, including tortious interference claim and contractual disputes.
Represented client in insurance dispute in successful appeal to Ohio Supreme Court, which resulted in decision clarifying Ohio law on application of statute of limitations for professional liability claims.
Advised manufacturer on resolving disputes related to recall insurance policies governed by New York law.
Obtained summary judgment in client’s favor in dispute involving late notice issues under liability policy based on Georgia law.
Successfully resolved claim involving additional insured coverage under liability policy governed by New York law.

Bar Admissions

Virginia
District of Columbia

Education

BS, George Mason University, 2000

Areas of Practice

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Represents clients in connection with disputes involving general liability, errors and omissions, and directors and officers policies, including coverage issues arising out of multi-district litigation related to claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Counsels clients in connection with commercial property claims and litigation, including claims arising from the World Trade Center Attack and claims related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Represents clients in matters involving coverage for professional liability claims, including in litigation involving large nursing home care provider and several other insurers.
Counsels clients concerning allocation of coverage among excess and primary carriers, including the availability of coverage for tens of thousands of asbestos lawsuits for multiple insureds and related entities.
Represents clients in multi-million dollar reinsurance disputes, including in litigation and arbitrations.

Professional Associations

Member, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association
Member, Section of Torts, Trial, and Insurance Practice, American Bar Association
Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, District of Columbia Bar

Professional Activities and Experience

Named to “Under 40 Hot List” by Benchmark Litigation, 2017

Articles

Year in Review: Top Insurance Cases of 2020
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, January 2021

Not surprisingly, COVID-19 business interruption insurance disputes dominated media headlines for most of 2020. Nonetheless, there were a number of other insurance rulings that will undoubtedly shape the coverage landscape. Policyholders enjoyed a number of significant wins including significant victories related to COVID-19 business interruption cases. The start of a new year gives us an opportunity to highlight some of 2020’s most notable coverage decisions...

Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, December 2020

This Client Alert is a monthly update on insurance recovery developments as posted on the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog. If you would like to receive email alerts when new posts are published, please visit our blog and enter your email address in the subscribe field...

Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, November 2020

The top three most read articles for the month were: Policyholders Pump Out Another COVID-19 Litigation VictoryA Pennsylvania trial court denied an insurer’s early attempt to lunge out of coverage for COVID-19 business interruption losses suffered by a fitness center, stating it would be premature for the court to resolve factual determinations the insurer raised in its demurrer. Ridley Park Fitness, LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., No...

Additional Articles

Insureds Find Place to Roost in Foster Poultry Contamination Case, Westlaw Journal
Fear of the Unknown Cause of Contamination, Food Safety Magazine
Insurance Coverage for Employee’s Claims, Lodging Magazine
Cosby’s Coverage Dispute Has Ramifications for Many Policyholders, Corporate Counsel
The Privilege of Cooperation: What Insurers and Insureds Need to Know About Preserving the Privilege, FC&S Legal
Court Resolves Reinsurance Limits Dispute Based on Contract’s Unique Terms, Law360
Protecting Company Assets With Cyber Liability Insurance, Mealey’s Data Privacy Law Report
How Your CGL Policy May Help with Trademark Infringement Litigation, Risk Management Magazine
The Bad Faith Exception to the Prejudice Requirement Does Not Represent New York Law, ARIAS – U.S. Quarterly
Guest Post: Court Requires Insurers to Advance Insureds’ Defense Costs, The D&O Diary
Now You See It (Now You Don’t?) – Recent Insurer Efforts to Void Coverage Based on New York Rescission Law, FC&S Legal
A Primer On Insurance Coverage For Food Contamination Losses, Food Logistics
Collateral Estoppel as an Offensive Litigation Tool, Corporate Counsel
Hearsay: An Expanded Residual Exception or More of the Same?, Daily Business Review
To Offset or Not to Offset: The Interaction between CARES Act Payments/PPP Loans and Insurance Recoveries Due to COVID-19, Business Law Today
Ensuring Equity in Private Equity Insurance Coverage: The Top 5 Coverage Issues Private Equity Investors Should Consider, Bloomberg BNA Securities Regulation & Law Report
The Importance of Insurance Coverage for Commercial Drone Operations, Unmanned Aerial
Insurance for Product Recall Expenses, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
My Insurance Company Is Bankrupt, But Is Reinsured. Can I Make A Claim Directly Against The Reinsurer?, Insurance Coverage Law Report
Assessing USF&G’s ‘Objective Reasonableness’ Standard: An Alternative View, AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society (ARIAS)
Considering Disclosure Risks In Sensitive Product Recalls, Law360
Arbitration Of Insurance Disputes: Functus Officio and The Clarification Exception
On the Record: The Importance of Issue Preservation Throughout Litigation, Virginia Lawyer Magazine
If Information Is Available Online and No One Accesses It, Was It a “Publication” for the Purpose of Insurance Coverage for Cybersecurity Loss?, Bloomberg BNA Privacy and Security Law Report
Lessons from 'Deflategate': Drafting the right arbitrator picks, InsideCounsel
The Rescission Trap: Don’t Let Product Recalls Contaminate Your Coverage, Corporate Counsel
Outside Counsel Statements and the Party Exception to Hearsay, ABA Litigation - Pretrial Practice & Discovery
Representations and Warranties Insurance Claims & COVID-19, Insurance Coverage Law Center
Long-Term Professional Liability Cases: Who Is Responsible For Nursing Home Claims?, Casualty Insurance Committee Newsletter, No. 5
Delaware Court Weighs In on the CID Coverage Debate
Direct Evidence Of Loss Or Damage May Be Unnecessary To Obtain Coverage For Losses Due To COVID-19, Mealey’s Litigation Report: Insurance
New York High Court Accepts 2nd Circuit’s Certified Question on Important Reinsurance Limits Issue, Westlaw Journal Insurance Coverage
Guest Post: Del. TIAA Case May Reshape Disgorgement Claims Coverage, Law360
For Big-Number Settlement Negotiations, Excess Insurers Cannot Take a Back Seat FC&S Legal
Second Circuit Reminds Consumer Product Companies That Insurance Options Exist For Big Data Blunders and Privacy Faux Pas, FC&S Legal
Protecting Company Assets With Cyber Liability Insurance, LexisNexis Legal News, Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, Volume 22, Issue 07
Let’s Make a Deal: Four D&O Coverage Issues to Consider in M&A Transactions, Business Law Today
Courts Continue To Assess Insurance Policies’ Unique Terms, Law360
“Insurance Law in the District of Columbia,” The District of Columbia Practice Manual 2018 Update
“Insurance Law in the District of Columbia,” The District of Columbia Practice Manual 2020 Update
No Mask, No Service – Evolving COVID-19 Orders May Support Insurance Coverage for Retailers’ Losses, HarrisMartin
When communications with public relations firms are privileged, Westlaw Journal
Just Because? COVID-19 Coverage under General Liability Insuring Agreements, Insurance Coverage Law Center
Practical Advice for a Successful Legal Hold Program, American Bar Association Technology for the Litigator Newsletter
Ensuring Equity in Private Equity Insurance Coverage: The Top 5 Coverage Issues Private Equity Investors Should Consider, Bloomberg BNA Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report
The Myth of Bellefonte No More, Mealey's Litigation Report: Reinsurance
When Worried About Collusion, Insist on Independent Counsel, Originally published in Texas Lawyer, also published in Corporate Counsel
Managing evolving risks through liability insurance, Financier Worldwide
The Disparagement Dilemma: Insurance Coverage for the Defense and Indemnity of Product Disparagement Claims, Corporate Counsel
Policy Provisions Bolster State Biz Interruption Laws, Law360
Examining the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance, Risk Management Magazine
Bellefonte: The Tide Continues to Turn, Westlaw Journal Insurance Coverage
The Duty to Settle and Its Variations, Insurance Coverage Litigation Newsletter, ABA Section of Litigation
NY’s Highest Court Rejects Expansion of Common Interest Doctrine and Upholds Narrow Privilege Rule, Corporate Counsel
Exploring all available sources of insurance coverage, Financier Worldwide
2016 Retail Industry Year in Review
Hurricanes Highlight Need for Contingent Business Interruption Insurance, Risk Management
Understanding Coverage Options for Cyber Threats, ABA Banking Journal
The USF&G (Western MacArthur) Case: Key Takeaways, Westlaw Journal Insurance Coverage
How Retailers Can Protect Themselves Against Mobile Payments Risks, Internet Retailer
Calif. Ruling Creates Uncertainty For Long-Tail Claims, Law360
Key Questions for Financial Institutions Seeking to Maximize Insurance for “Cyber” Risks, FC&S Legal
Representations & Warranties Insurance and Privilege, FC&S Legal
Novolex Case Brings Lessons On R&W Insurance, Law360
Recall Roundup: October, National Law Review
Navigating through proof of loss requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, NU Property Casualty
Three Key Things in Health Care
2019 Retail Industry Year in Review
2020 Retail Industry Year in Review
Del. Solera D&O Decision May Have Limited Impact, Law360
Protecting Against Product Recall and Food Contamination Losses Through Insurance, Food Manufacturing
NY Cedents Enjoy More Protection And Authority, Insurance Law360

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