Mark A. Aiello is a partner and co-chair of the firm鈥檚 Automotive Industry Team. He is recognized by Chambers USA as a leading lawyer nationwide who represents companies in the automotive industry.
Mark focuses on business transactions and commercial litigation, including supply chain agreements聽and litigation, product development and protection, as well as warranty and recall litigation. His experience聽includes serving as lead counsel in connection with business acquisitions and divestitures, as well as with regulatory, real estate, construction, franchise and distribution, surety and insurance, shareholder, and governance matters. He also has represented clients in arbitration and appellate proceedings, including before the state supreme court.
While in law school,聽Mark interned for General Motors and has particular knowledge representing and advising automotive suppliers and in complex matters.
Awards and Recognition
- Recognized, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers
- Award, 2026 Supply Chain Lawyer of the Year in Michigan, CorporateINTL
- Award, 2025 Consumer Discretionary Sector Deal of the Year, M&A Advisor
- Stand-out Lawyer,聽Thomson Reuters (2025-2026)
- Recognized, Michigan Super Lawyers庐
- Recipient, 2017 Legal Excellence Award, Corporate Vision
Affiliations
- Co-chair, Commercial Litigation Committee for the Federal Bar Association (Eastern District of Michigan)
- Former Director, Business Law Section for the State of Michigan
Community Involvement
Mark is involved in numerous community activities and sits on a number of boards for local organizations, including the local Community Foundation.
Presentations and Publications
- Original Equipment Suppliers Association, “Regulations, Enforcement Trends and Compliance Practices for Today鈥檚 Environment: a Focus on NHTSA, Export Controls, Antitrust and FCPA”
- Association of Corporate Counsel, 鈥淧rotection of Intellectual Property Rights鈥
- Original Equipment Suppliers Association, 鈥淐ontract Issues Facing the Automotive Supply Chain鈥
- National Association of Construction Auditors, Annual Conference, 鈥淐onstruction Contracts鈥
- Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association, 鈥淪upply Chain Legal Update鈥
- Motor Vehicle Resin and Metal Conference, 鈥淟egal Rights in the Supply Chain鈥
- Original Equipment Suppliers Association, “Warranty, Material Costs and Product Development: Negotiating Supply Terms”
- Construction Financial Management Association Annual Conference, “Construction Audits”
- Original Equipment Suppliers Association, Legal Issues Council, “OEM Bankruptcy Update”
- National Association of Purchasing Management, “Purchasing Law”
- Institute of Supply Management, Annual Conference, “Dealing with Troubled Suppliers”
Mark is a leading attorney on business law topics and has written a number of published materials on business matters. He has considerable experience in commercial matters, having coauthored leading treatises on contract and commercial law.
- Contributing author: “Michigan Contract Law,” ICLE (2025 update)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Transformative Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Urban Mobility,鈥 ITS International (2025)
- Co-author and general editor: Michigan Legal Forms-Uniform Commercial Code, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (1995 and updates)
- Co-author: “Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Commercial Transactions and Contracts,” Vol. 49, No. 2, The Wayne Law Review (2003); Vol. 42, No. 2, The Wayne Law Review (1996); Vol. 41, No. 2A, The Wayne Law Review (1995)
- Co-author: “Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Administrative Law,” Vol. 38, No. 2A, The Wayne Law Review (1992)
- Co-author: “The Use of UCC Section 2-702 in Bankruptcy,” Vol. XXIX, No. 3, Mich. Bus. L.J. (2009)
- Co-author: “Proving Economic Duress in Michigan: Will a Gun to the Wallet Ever Be Enough?,” Vol. XXVI, No. 2, Mich. Bus. L.J. (2006)
- Author: “Use of Liquidated Damage and Limitation of Remedies Clauses in Contracts,” Vol. XVI, No. 1, Mich. Bus. L.J. (1994)
麻豆直播 Recognized at 24th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
麻豆直播 in Spotlight for 25 Years of Client and Community Service in Detroit聽
Vanessa Miller and Mark Aiello Explore the Challenges and Potential of Autonomous Vehicles
麻豆直播 Advises Ideanomics in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings and 363 Sale
MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Annual Conference 2024
