Alexander A. Ayar

Practice Details

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  Payment & Cost Features

  Free initial consultation
  Fixed hourly rates
  Fixed fees available
  
• Firm Information
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  Member

  Firm Name

  McDonald Hopkins LLC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Cases/Matters: Lead litigation defense counsel in a complex commercial litigation for an entrepreneur, his spouse
  his business who were being sued for tens of millions of dollars. After discovery, Alex prepared a dispositive motion
  argued that plaintiffs' own evidence showed they engaged in a fraud that m
  ated dismissal. The complaint was dismissed.
  Lead litigation counsel in a non-compete enforcement action where former employees denied ever being presented with the non-compete clause. The former employees contended that their signature page was a separate, freest
  ing document, completely disconnected from the non-compete provisions on a prior page. Mr. Ayar was able to prove that the former employees were in fact presented with the non-compete provisions of the agreement,
  that the former employees agreed to them, because when the former employees signed the agreement they did so by turning over the last page to lay it on top of all the prior pages of the agreement. As such, when the last page was signed, it left an impression on all of the pages underneath it, including the page containing the non-compete. The Court went on to enter an Order enforcing the non-compete.
  Lead counsel for a direct Chinese manufacturer against a wind turbine company in a noteworthy email fraud case. Following discovery of a potential underlying scheme to defraud, Alex obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of his client.
  Represented a well-known rock-
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  in a multi-week trial. A successful settlement was reached for Alex's clients right before closing arguments, a settlement prompted by the opposing party himself. After notifying the trial court of the settlement, the Jury requested to speak with Alex. It has then when he learned that the jury, because of his cross-examination
  presentation skills, gave him the nickname of The Ninja .
  Lead litigation defense counsel for a notable former executive of a major automobile company in a contentious contract dispute. Prior to Alex's retention, litigation in the trial court had been ongoing for six years during which his future client was held in contempt of court, a bench warrant was issued for his immediate arrest
  a judgment was entered against him for millions of dollars. Also prior to Alex's involvement, the Court of Appeals involuntarily dismissed his future client's claim of appeal. Once Alex was retained, he successfully convinced the Court of Appeals to reinstate the appeal. Alex then convinced the appellate court that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. All orders, judgments
  even the bench warrants issued against Alex's client were held to be void ab initio, unenforceable
  vacated.
  Convinced Oakl
  County Circuit Court case evaluation panel to award $750,000 in favor of a corporate client in an environmental matter.
  Provided extensive assistance in brief writing
  at oral argument on dispositive motion that convinced the court to award a multi-million dollar judgement to a corporate client, along with his costs
  attorneys' fees in a complex environmental litigation matter.
  As lead litigation counsel, successfully convinced the Oakl
  County Circuit Court to grant a dispositive motion that dismissed a complex business tort action.