Hadhy Ayaz focuses his practice on representing private and public policyholder clients from a wide range of industries in insurance recovery matters across the country.
Hadhy’s experience includes navigating complex, multiparty and multi-insurer civil litigations and contesting denials and underpayments in connection with a wide variety of policies, including commercial general liability, errors and omissions, professional liability, D&O liability, cyber, and liability policies. Hadhy has litigated disputes on behalf of policyholder clients in state and federal courts and has represented clients in state and federal appellate courts, including the representation of amicus parties before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Representative Experience
- Served as lead attorney in Ninth Circuit appeal of follow-form D&O coverage dispute arising from national antitrust litigation.
- Represented a Fortune 100 company in complex long-tail insurance coverage disputes involving historic coverage in the U.S. and London insurance markets, managing multiple policy towers and hundreds of policies spanning four decades.
- Secured a settlement in excess of $15 million for a national real estate management firm in insurance coverage litigation arising out of antitrust litigation.
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- Represented national publishing companies in state court trial regarding coverage of copyright and IP claims under CGL Policies.
- Represented National Association of Broadcasters in successful Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the FCC. in the D.C. Circuit and subsequent substantive administrative challenge to in 8th Circuit.
- Submitted amicus briefing to the U.S. Supreme Court in disputes involving sovereign immunity and the Appropriations Clause.
Professional Highlights
As a member of the policyholder bar, Hadhy has written and spoken on salient issues regarding liability insurance, including presentations to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).
Hadhy also serves on the Board of Directors for the Capital Area Muslim Bar Association.
Education
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J.D., Harvard Law School, 2021
B.S., Health Science, McMaster University, 2018
summa cum laude
Admissions
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District of Columbia
Clerkships
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Law Clerk to Justice Peter J. Rubin of the Massachusetts Court of Appeals
Languages
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Urdu