Practice Areas
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude
Oakland University, B.S., Economics, with honors
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Alexander A. Ayar
Alex is an attorney in Foster Swift's Commercial Litigation Group. Alex is admitted to practice law in all Michigan state courts as well as in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Alex earned his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School. During his legal studies, he interned for Chief United States District Court Judge Gerald E. Rosen, was a Moot Court recipient of an award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy and was the President of the St. Thomas More Society. Alex's Bachelor of Science degree in Economics was awarded with honors by Oakland University.
In addition to his law practice, Alex is the President of the Chaldean American Bar Association, as well as a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Alex focuses his practice in the following areas:
- Commercial Litigation: Partnership Disputes, Contract Disputes, Auto Supplier Disputes, Business Torts.
- Real Property Litigation: Construction Litigation, Commercial Lease Actions, Quiet Title Actions, Landlord-Tenant Actions, and Environmental Contamination Litigation.
- Municipal Litigation: Condemnation Litigation and Zoning Matters.
- Corporate Law: Entity formation and organizational planning, contract negotiation, and shareholder dispute resolution.
Representative Matters
- After multiple plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against his client, Alex immediately filed a dispositive motion to dismiss the complaint. At oral argument, Alex successfully convinced the Court to grant the dispositive motion and dismiss plaintiffs' lawsuit in its entirety. The Court went on to order the plaintiffs to reimburse the costs Alex's client expended to defend against the lawsuit plantiffs initiated.
- After a lawsuit was filed by his client against a defendant, Alex played a substantial role in successfully defeating a dispositive motion filed by the defendant to dismiss the complaint and further convinced the Court to order the defendant to pay the attorney fees and other litigation expenses accrued by his client as a result of the defendant's dispositive motion.
- On the very same day that Alex filed a quiet title action on behalf of his clients, Alex successfully convinced the Court to issue an injunction which prohibited the defendant from entering onto a piece of land so that his clients could enjoy the full benefits of it. Thereafter, the Court went on to quiet title in the piece of land to Alex's clients.
- Alex played a substantial role in successfully convincing the Court to award a judgment for over $1.61 million dollars in favor of a corporate client in a complex environmental litigation matter.
- Alex successfully convinced a case evaluation panel to award $750,000.00 in favor of a corporate client in a commercial land-lord/tenant litigation matter.
News
- Attorney Alexander A. Ayar elected President of the Chaldean-American Bar Association, August 8, 2011
Speaking Engagements
- What Every Small Business Owner Should Know, In conjunction with the Chaldean American Bar Association, March 2010
Publications
- Does a Zoning Ordinance Prevent or Restrict Your Business' Planned Expansion?, Foster Swift Construction Law News, April 2008
Memberships & Affiliations
Legal Affiliations:
- Chaldean American Bar Association, President
- Federal Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Community Involvement:
- Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce
- Historical Society for the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
