Donald B. Ayer
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Washington, DC
Government, Appellate, Product Liability, Federal
51 Louisiana Avenue NorthWest, Washington, DC 20001
About Donald B. Ayer
Practice Areas
- Government
- Appellate
- Product Liability
- Federal
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975J.D.
- Harvard University, 1973M.A.
- Major: History
- Stanford University, 1971B.A.
- Major: History
- Honors: With Great Distinction
Representative Cases
- Alaskan legislator obtains favorable ruling from U.S. Supreme Court, narrows reach of honest services fraud statute (2010)
- American Standard successfully appeals adverse judgment in dealer termination case
- Andrade Gutierrez prevails in third-party defendant's appeal of judgment ordering arbitration (2009)
- Anti-communist Albanian client wins U.S. political asylum (2009)
- Assistant Attorney General represented in terrorist surveillance and interrogation investigations (2010)
- Bellaire files amicus brief concerning proper construction of the Coal Health Benefit Act of 1992 (2009)
- Breed Technologies settles multi-million dollar accounting fraud litigation in Florida (2009)
- Chevron pursues federal court and administrative actions to challenge process for finalizing ownership interests at Elk Hills oil field (2010)
- Chevron victorious in challenge to Hawaii statute capping rent collected from lessee gas stations as Takings Clause violation
- Cole National challenges California restrictions on business and financial relationships between opticians and optometrist or ophthalmologist (2009)
- Field Auto City prevails in U.S. Supreme Court case involving Truth in Lending Act damages-limiting provisions
- Fior D'Italia restaurant defends U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (2009)
- Florida Board of Regents prevails in Supreme Court case involving States' 11th Amendment immunity from suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- FMC appeals adverse False Claims Act judgment involving procurement of Bradley Fighting Vehicle (2009)
- Haig will beneficiaries challenge retroactive application of trusts and estates law by Hawaii Supreme Court
- Individual plaintiffs prevail in landmark U.S. Supreme Court case interpreting supplemental jurisdiction statute (2009)
- Leading American corporations file amicus brief urging 10th Circuit to reverse order enjoining enforcement of Kansas judicial election regulation
- Mariner Health Care appeals dismissal of $400 million accounting fraud lawsuit in Georgia state court (2009)
- Mining companies file amicus brief opposing liability for Coal Act retiree benefits (2009)
- Port Authority of NY and NJ challenges DOT’s planned auction of slots at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports (2009)
- Prisoner asserts rights under Religious Freedom and Institutionalized Persons Act (2006)
- Prisoner pursues U.S. Supreme Court appeal of dismissed lawsuit alleging constitutional violations in family law matter
- Prisoner represented in the 9th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court in case involving the Prison Litigation Reform Act's exhaustion requirement
- Pro bono client persuades 6th Circuit to reverse dismissal of federal habeas petition for failure to exhaust state remedies
- R.J. Reynolds appeals State of Ohio claim that it violated "brand-name merchandise" provision of the Master Settlement Agreement
- R.J. Reynolds petitions for certiorari to resolve issue of whether suit is permitted on claim having no connection to the forum
- R.J. Reynolds secures first defense verdict in Gelep "Engle progeny" lawsuit (2011)
- R.J. Reynolds secures victory in first "Engle Progeny" appeal (2010)
- Research In Motion obtains stay of injunction following BlackBerry patent challenge
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center obtains reversal of $36 million jury verdict in Idaho Supreme Court
- Sandra Craft pursues Supreme Court case involving attachment of federal tax liens
- Taita Chemical appeal reduces award under Delaware fiduciary duty law
- Third Circuit reverses district court, affirms right to seek DNA evidence post-conviction under §1983
- U.S. corporations file amicus brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of Minnesota judicial election regulations
- U.S. Supreme Court affirms parole challenges brought under federal civil rights law (2009)
- Washington Legal Foundation urges U.S. Supreme Court to review state appropriation of interest earned on lawyers' trust accounts
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
Past Positions
- N.D. of California, San Francisco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1977 - 1979
- E.D. of California, Sacramenti, U.S. Attorney, 1981 - 1986
- U.S. Department of Justice, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, 1986 - 1988
- U.S. Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General, 1989 - 1990
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Of Counsel
- Partner
- Practice Leader Business & Tort Litigation
- Partner
Nearby Lawyers
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- Federal
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