Ayana’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including class actions, securities, antitrust, and intellectual property disputes. Her representations have involved commercial disputes arising out of the global financial crisis.

Currently, Ayana represents trustees of residential mortgage-backed securitizations in actions seeking to recover billions of dollars from investment banks in breach of contract actions. She also devotes time to pro bono matters related to immigration asylum.

Prior to joining Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes, Ayana was a special counsel in McKool Smith’s New York office.

Ayana has represented:

  • Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in several actions in federal court against numerous financial institutions arising out of defendants’ misrepresentations concerning residential mortgage-backed securities.
  • Trustees of residential mortgage-backed securities trusts un numerous breach of contract “put-back” actions against major financial institutions.
  • An international financial institution in analyzing and bringing claims against major investment banks and other financial institutions concerning billions of dollars of collateralized debt obligations and other structured finance products.
  • Comcast Corporation in three antitrust class actions brought by a putative class of two million subscribers in each case.

CREDENTIALS

  • Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1998
    • Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, Lead Articles Editor
  • S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, M.P.A, Media Administration, 1998
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 1994

ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of New York

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