“A creative problem solver and aggressive litigator to resolve your business disputes in your favor, one way or another.”
-Attorney Alexander Stotland
I am an experienced New York trained business litigator and trial attorney, helping clients identify goals and win. By always working to see any matter from my clients’ perspectives and goals, while being open to understanding the other side’s viewpoint, I maximize results for my clients. I offer thoughtful, pragmatic advice and aggressive representation to clients in disputes, litigation, negotiations and business management.
I resolve disputes where practical, and aggressively prosecute and prepare matters for trial where settlement is not practical. While most lawyers aren’t prepared to take most cases to trial, only attorneys prepared to take a case to trial are likely to extract an acceptable resolution from the other side. Because I understand what it takes to prepare and try a case, I am better able to settle cases when the time is right.
I regularly counsel clients in matters of restrictive covenants, trade secrets, employee raiding, unfair competition, labor and employment issues, as well as business organization and dissolution, licensing, technology, real estate, contract and business torts.
Practice area focuses on commercial litigation and business disputes generally centered on contract and business tort disputes, including:
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Restrictive covenants
- Non-compete
- Trade secret and associated employment issues
- Technology
- Licensing and other intellectual property
- Unfair competition
- Securities
- Banking and real estate disputes
- General business representation and problem solving
Education
- Hofstra University Law School, JD 1998
- Hofstra University Business School, BBA 1994
- Brooklyn Technical High School
Practice area focuses on commercial litigation and business disputes generally centered on contract and business tort disputes, including:
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Restrictive covenants
- Non-compete
- Trade secret and associated employment issues
- Technology
- Licensing and other intellectual property
- Unfair competition
- Securities
- Banking and real estate disputes
- General business representation and problem solving
Education
- Hofstra University Law School, JD 1998
- Hofstra University Business School, BBA 1994
- Brooklyn Technical High School
Examples of Excellence
- Defended electric vehicle maker from supplier’s multi-million dollar claim, relying on creative counterclaims and aggressive discovery to prevail on partial summary disposition motion and to earn an advantageous case evaluation award, resulting in a de minimus settlement of under 10% of the claim.
- Prosecuted a trade secret claim against former employee and conspiring competitor, resulting in an injunction against a former employee and a competitor’s use of trade secrets and limiting their unlawful competition.
- Prosecuted business seller’s claim against a business purchaser, winning an injunction and a court ordered accountings of the activities and dealings of the purchaser and his businesses, resulting in a judgment in excess of one million dollars plus tens of thousands of dollars in sanctions against the opposing parties, forcing the opposing party into bankruptcy.
- Leveraged restrictions in a former employee’s non-compete agreement to force the former employee’s new employer to assume many of the former employee’s non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality restrictions company and nationwide.
- Defended an auto dealer from lawsuit by a brokerage agent seeking commission for the sale of a $17,000,000 dealership, resulting in de minimus settlement of under 10% of the claim.
Bar Admissions
New York, admitted 1999
Michigan, admitted 2005
Also admitted to practice before numerous federal Circuit and District Courts
Honors & Awards
AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell
Top Lawyer 2014-2018, dbusiness Magazine.
Professional Affiliations & Credentials
City of Birmingham Michigan – Judicial Hearing Officer
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – Michigan Regional Board Chair (2009-2012), National Commissioner and National Advisory Committee
Temple Beth El – Vice President
Oakland County Inns of Court
Testimonials
Awards and Accolades
