First and foremost, Ali is a community activist who believes that making positive contributions in ones’ community is an enormous aspect of living a successful and fulfilled life. Ali is also an AV-rated attorney who practices in the areas of labor and employment law, business consultation, commercial litigation and tort law. Ali has litigated a wide variety of employment, traditional labor, corporate and general liability matters. Additionally, Ali has advised and assisted management clients seeking to enforce restrictive covenants and with respect to a multitude of federal and state compliance issues. He also acts as de facto general counsel to a number of significant corporate clients who conduct business across multiple jurisdictions.
When he’s not in the office, Ali serves as the co-owner of the Tucson Sugar Skulls, a Founder of the “The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop” and co-host of Spears & Ali on ESPN Tucson 1490AM.
Public Service and Community Involvement:
- Co-Host of the Spears & Ali Show– ESPN Tucson Radio 104.9 FM/1490 AM
- Sun Corridor, Board of Directors
- Tucson Sugar Skulls (Indoor Football League), Co-Owner
- Arizona Bowl, Founder and Chair
- Southern Arizona Leadership Committee
- Salpointe Catholic Varsity Football Coaching Staff, 2015
- Catalina Foothills Varsity Football Staff, 2013-2015
- Foothills Chargers Football Organization,
- President, 2011-2012
- Head Coach, 2007-2015
- Boys and Girls Club of Tucson, Pro Bono General Counsel
- Member of the Sports Management Program Industry Advisory Board
- Member of the Tucson Conquistadores
- Member—Southern Arizona Sports, Tourism, and Film Authority
- Sigma Chi, Beta Phi Chapter, Housing Corporation Member
Representative Cases and Transactions:
- Alcozar-Murphy v. ASARCO, 744 Fed. Appx. 411 (9th Cir. 2018)
- FDIC v. Nova Financial and Investment Corporation, 2015 WL2195062 (N.D. Ohio 2015)
- Arizona Employment Coordinator, WARN Act
- Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Arizona Employment Law Handbook (2013)
- Rhodes v. Raytheon Company, 555 Fed. Appx. 665 (9th Cir. 2014)
- FDIC v. Nova Financial and Investment Corporation, 2015 WL 2195062 (N.D. Ohio 2015)
- Trammell v. Raytheon Missile Systems, 721 F. Supp. 2d 876 (D. Ariz. 2010)
- Morningthunder v. Augusta Resource Corp., 2008 WL 2555110, Ariz.App. Div.2 (June 16, 2008)
- “Non-Compete Agreements With Step-Down Provisions: Will Arizona Courts Enforce Them?”, Arizona Attorney (December 2005), cited as authority in Compass Bank v. Hartley, 430 F.Supp.2d 973 (D. Ariz. 2006)
- First Magnus Financial Corp. v. Summit Mortgage, L.L.C., 2006 WL 2418918, W.D.Mo. (August 21, 2006)
