Overview
Andrew S. Ayala counsels clients in all types of litigation at both the state and federal level. His practice includes complex commercial litigation, class actions, data privacy and white collar defense cases.
Andrew practices all aspects of civil litigation, including written and oral advocacy, discovery, motions practice and trial preparation.
Prior Experience
As a former assistant district attorney, he litigated more than 20 post-conviction cases in New York’s Appellate Division and the New York State Supreme Court. Andrew has filed briefs and motions and argued their merits in a myriad of issues including Fourth Amendment search and seizure, evidentiary claims of hearsay, and legal sufficiency of evidence.
Prior to law school, he was a staff assistant for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Personal Interests
Outside the office, Andrew enjoys chess, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, politics and watching pro football.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
California
New York
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Languages
Spanish
Education
Columbia Law School
J.D. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Journal of Law and Social Problems (2018)
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. in Political Science (2013)
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
Andrew enjoys taking on pro bono cases and has successfully helped clients obtain guardianship of children in need, to ensure that the children are placed in loving and safe homes.
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022
- Columbia Law School Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2018