S. Ashar Ahmed

S. Ashar Ahmed has joined Nossaman as an associate focusing on the financial services industry. Mr. Ahmed has litigated cases involving class action securities, derivative, and consumer fraud in both state and federal courts. He has worked with clients in the private equity, mortgage banking, retail banking, retail, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries. Mr. Ahmed is a Certified Public Accountant and previously worked at KPMG LLP. His unique blend of experience allows him to advise clients from both a legal and business-oriented perspective.

Mr. Ahmed has experience managing complex discovery matters, conducting and defending depositions, and drafting complaints and briefs for major dispositive motions in both federal and state court. Mr. Ahmed served as a judicial extern for the Honorable John T. Noonan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Honorable John E. Munter, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.

He received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University and went on to earn a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Mr. Ahmed is fluent in Urdu and Hindi.

He can be reached at 415.438.7243 and aahmed@nossaman.com.