Tejas Patel

Insurance Coverage

• Defended a major property and casualty insurer against claims of bad faith in a declaratory judgment action involving more than 50 defendants and implicating over a dozen insurance companies stemming from a large natural gas explosion occurring at a residence. 
• Represented a national retailer in an insurance declaratory judgment action involving a dispute relating to coverage for multiple serious injuries caused by a product sold by the retailer.
• Represented a real estate listing service in an insurance declaratory judgment action involving a dispute relating to coverage under a D&O policy for a class action alleging violations of RESPA and the Sherman Act.
• Represented a credit card payment processor in an insurance declaratory judgment action relating to insurance coverage under a cybersecurity policy for costs stemming from a large-scale data security breach.
• Represented a leading provider of prepaid products and payment systems solutions in an insurance declaratory judgment action in which it sought coverage under a crime policy for first-party losses resulting from the unauthorized manipulation of its processing systems. 

Insurance Class Action

• Representation of a major life insurance company in a class action related to the calculation of cost of insurance charges for universal life insurance policies.

Tejas Patel has extensive experience litigating insurance coverage disputes involving all types of insurance policies, including commercial general liability, E&O, D&O, crime, and cybersecurity policies. Tejas also represents insurance companies in individual and class action lawsuits involving various types of consumer market conduct, including allegations of policy twisting and disputes related to cost of insurance charges for universal life insurance policies.

Tejas also counsels clients on various insurance regulatory matters and insurance product development issues.

In addition to insurance coverage litigation, he represents clients in other types of litigation matters, including complex commercial disputes and class action defense.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Tejas received his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina in 2007. While in law school, he was a member of the North Carolina Law Review. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2000 with a B.S., with highest distinction, in mathematical sciences.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2007)
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 2000)