Ayad Mathews

Associate

  • Ayad Mathews
  • Phone: +1 619 744 2249

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    750 B Street, Suite 2900
    San Diego, CA 92101-4681
    USA
  • Duane Morris LLP
    865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3100
    Los Angeles, CA 90017-5450
    USA

Ayad Mathews practices in the area of litigation.  Mr. Mathews represents clients across a range of industries including technology, finance, and higher education.  He combines industry insight with business acumen and legal precision to deliver strategic, practical, and responsive solutions tailored to each client’s needs.

His litigation experience spans federal and state courts, private arbitration, and administrative proceedings.  Mr. Mathews has litigated both individual and class action matters and is well-versed in a wide array of commercial laws, including the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Civil RICO Act, the Federal and California Arbitration Acts, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Unfair Competition Law, and common law fiduciary duties, among others.

Mr. Mathews regularly engages in pro bono work and represents clients in guardianship matters through the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program.

Mr. Mathews is a 2021 cum laude graduate of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, and a magna cum laude graduate of San Diego State University.  He is fluent in Arabic.

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2025-present
  • Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP
    - Associate, 2024-2025
  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2021-2024

Education

  • University of California, Irvine School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2021
  • San Diego State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2016

Professional Activities

  • Federal Bar Association, Member
  • Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court, Former Member
  • San Diego County Bar Association, New Lawyer Division, Former Member

Honors and Awards

  • California Lawyers Association Wiley W. Manuel Award
  • UC Irvine School of Law, Faculty Award (highest performance in course): Property
  • UC Irvine School of Law, Dean’s Award (2nd highest performance in course): Federal Courts, Patent Law

Selected Publications

Representative Matters

  • Obtained a victory on behalf of Oakberry Acai, one of the largest manufacturers, distributers and sellers of açaí products worldwide, in a dispute against a licensee of the Oakberry trademarks.

  • Obtained an order of terminating sanctions and monetary sanctions in favor of client in a dispute in federal court.

  • Obtained default judgment on claims for Civil RICO, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and breach of duty of loyalty on behalf of two colleges against former employees, ultimately securing a monetary judgment of nearly $6 million (including treble and punitive damages) and an injunction.