Sina Bahadoran focuses his practice on the representation of insurers in complex insurance coverage disputes and common law and statutory bad faith litigation. His emphasis is on CGL, E&O, OCIP, CCIP and D&O policies involving contractors, architects, engineers, physicians, lawyers and directors and officers. In addition, Mr. Bahadoran handles a variety of corporate insurance transactions, insurance regulatory matters, class actions and market conduct claims.

Mr. Bahadoran also litigates complex commercial matters ranging from contract disputes involving television stations to intellectual property litigation, particularly copyright and trademark infringement. Mr. Bahadoran practices at both the trial and appellate levels, including notable appearances in the Florida Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He has successfully litigated a number of cases, including:

• Omega Forensic Engineering, Inc. v. RLI Ins. Co., 2010 WL 431223 (S.D. Fla. 2010) (dismissal with prejudice; no coverage for claim involving spoliation of evidence under general liability insurance policy)
• HC Waterford Props., LLC v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2009 WL 2600431 (S.D. Fla. 2009) (summary judgment; no coverage for damages in apartment complex converted into condominiums under conversion and breach of contract exclusions under developer's policy)
• Sharp Gen. Contractors, Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2009 WL 801607 (summary judgment; no coverage under contractors-conditions endorsement)
• James River Ins. Co. v. Ground Down Eng'g, Inc., 540 F.3d 1270 (11th Cir. 2008) (summary judgment; no coverage under pollution exclusion in engineer's policy)
• Gen. Bldg. Maint., Inc. v. Ko-Am Commercial, Inc., Case No. 99-10284 (13th Judicial Circuit, Florida) ($1.2 million trial judgment in action seeking contractual indemnity)
• Zurich Amn. Ins. Co. v. Frankel et al., 2007 509 F.Supp. 2d 1303 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (no coverage for $1.8 million consent judgment due to breach of cooperation clause)
• Wilson ex rel. Estate of Wilson v. Gen. Tavern Corp., 469 F.Supp.2d 1214 (S.D. Fla. 2006) (no coverage for $1.85 million consent judgment under employer’s CGL policy)
• Travelers Indem. Co. of Ill. v. Royal Oak Enters., 429 F.Supp.2d 1265 (M.D. Fla. 2004), aff’d, 171 Fed.Appx. 831 (11th Cir. 2006) (dismissal of statutory and common law bad faith claims)

Mr. Bahadoran joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as an associate in December 2003 and became a partner in 2007. Prior to joining Hinshaw, he represented policyholders in coverage and bad faith disputes at Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin.

In 2001 during law school, Mr. Bahadoran served as a judicial intern to the Honorable George A. O’Toole, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. He completed his undergraduate studies in only three and a half years, with a 3.99 grade point average.

Mr. Bahadoran is a member of American Bar Association.

In June 2009, Florida Super Lawyers magazine named Mr. Bahadoran to its Rising Stars list (the top 2.5% of young lawyers in Florida). Mr. Bahadoran's publications include:

• “Something is Rotten in Denmark (and Florida) – Is there Insurance Coverage for the Chinese Drywall Problem?” co-author, HarrisMartin Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, June 2009.
• “The Medical Malpractice Policy’s ‘Deems Expedient’ Clause: Cause to Reconsider the Theory of a Static Duty of Good Faith,” Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, August 2006.
• "A Red Flag: Controlling Mediator Bias in Cross-Cultural Mediation," Massachusetts Family Law Journal (2000); excerpts published in Jay H. Folbert et al., "Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers" (Aspen Law and Business, 1st ed., 2005).
• "Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Florida," co-author, N.B.I. 2002.

Mr. Bahadoran’s presentations include:

• “A Legislature Sets the Standards: The Texas Quick Pay Statute – Where Did it Come From? Will it Spread?” Hinshaw’s 2009 Insurance Services Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, October 2009.
• “Evaluating Tenders from Additional Insured and Indemnitees,” Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, live webinar, October 2009.
• “Avoiding the Perils of Claims Handling in Florida,” Farmers Insurance Group and ACE Group of Companies, Alpharetta, Georgia, February 2009.