Ali Farhang

Partner and Co-Founder

Practice Areas:

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.

Bar Admissions:

  • Arizona
  • Colorado

Education

  • University of Denver, College of Law, J.D., 1997
  • University of Cambridge, England, 1996
  • University of Arizona, B.A., 1993

Court Admissions

  • Hualapai Tribal Court
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Tohono O’Odham Nation Courts
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of Colorado

Honors & Awards:

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® – 2026
  • Southwest Super Lawyers® 2022
  • Tucson Lifestyle-Best Lawyer 2023
  • Arizona Business Leaders-2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2019 -2021
  • The Rotary Club of Tucson – 4-Way Test Award, 2019
  • Father of the Year, Father’s Day Council Tucson, 2019
  • Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, 2015 – Present
  • State Bar of Arizona, Labor and Employment Section, Chair, 2012-2013
  • Best Lawyers, Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, 2011, 2020
  • State Bar of Arizona, Bar Leadership Institute, 2010
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2010
  • Recipient of “40 Under 40 Award”, from Tucson Business Edge Magazine, 2006

Other Experience:

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)

Education

  • University of Denver, College of Law, J.D., 1997
  • University of Cambridge, England, 1996
  • University of Arizona, B.A., 1993

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • Colorado

Court Admissions

  • Hualapai Tribal Court
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Tohono O’Odham Nation Courts
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of Colorado

Education

  • University of Denver, College of Law, J.D., 1997
  • University of Cambridge, England, 1996
  • University of Arizona, B.A., 1993