Zuhair Riaz

Associate
About

Zuhair Riaz is developing a broad-based practice in complex commercial litigation dealing with securities, insurance, white collar, and complex contract disputes.

Zuhair has experience in representing M&A transaction liability insurers in disputes arising under representations and warranties insurance policies. His work includes managing, quantifying and resolving pre-dispute insurance claims for alleged losses arising out of M&A transactions.

Zuhair also assists with representing clients in a wide range of civil lawsuits, including litigation involving negligence, fraud, and breach of contract claims. His diverse litigation experience includes fact development and investigation, discovery management, depositions, witness preparation, and motions practice.

Zuhair regularly assists in representing clients in litigation in state and federal court, as well as arbitrations regarding business and contractual disputes within the construction, securities, privacy, product liability and insurance sectors.

Bar admissionsMaryland

Pro Bono

  • Co-chair, The Pro Bono Committee, Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
  • Co-chair, Wills for Heroes Foundation, Maryland Chapter

Additionally, Zuhair has handled criminal appeals before the Appellate Court of Maryland through the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. He has also focused on issues related to estate-planning for low-income individuals.

Education
  • J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, 2022
    Executive Technology Editor, Journal of Business and Technology, 2021
  • B.A., Political Science, University of Maryland, 2017
    cum laude

Connect

Phone

+1 410 580 4118
(Work, Baltimore - Mt. Washington)