“I am dedicated to working creatively, efficiently, and doggedly to advance my clients’ business goals.
Alex advises on all aspects of complex commercial litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts and in arbitration. As an attorney, he has represented U.S. and international clients in actions involving a wide array of complex commercial disputes.
Alex regularly advises clients on e-discovery issues and best practices. As a lawyer, he has significant experience handling cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, representing major technology companies in high-profile litigation concerning the liability of online platforms for user-generated content.
Alex has demonstrated a strong commitment to pro bono work throughout his career. In 2023, he was recognized with the American Lawyer Corporate Purpose award and at the Financial Times Lawyers Awards for the firm’s Post-Dobbs reproductive rights work. He has also been named multiple times in the National Law Journal’s Pro Bono Hot List for his work protecting reproductive rights, and for his work protecting individuals who were jailed for their inability to pay court fees and fines.
He also has won the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award as the top author in the area of e-discovery. He has written extensively on legal issues in publications such as Law360, Intellectual Property Strategist, IP Litigator, The Licensing Journal, Bloomberg BNA, ACC Docket, San Francisco Daily Journal, Financier Worldwide, Mealey’s Litigation Report, and Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update. He has also been featured or quoted in articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Law360, Elle, American Lawyer, and The National Law Journal.
Experience
- L.W., et al. v. Snap Inc. et al. (S.D. Cal.)
Counsel in a multi-plaintiff action alleging common law and federal claims based on alleged harms caused by a platform. Obtained complete dismissal of all claims. - Howard v. Snap Inc. (D. Nev.)
Counsel in an action alleging common law claims based on alleged harms caused by a aplatform. Obtained complete dismissal of all claims. - Dahl v. Alphabet, Inc. et al. (W.D. Tex.)
Counsel in an action arising out of harms allegedly caused by third party users of a platform. Obtained dismissal of all claims. - Neville, et al. v. Snap Inc. (Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. Cty.) and related cases
Counsel in seven consolidated actions involving close to 100 plaintiffs claiming alleged injuries from harms caused by a platform. - Social Media Addiction MDL and JCCP (N.D. Cal. and Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. Cty.)
Counsel in actions involving alleged harms from addiction to a platform. - Patterson v. Meta Platforms, et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)
Counsel in actions involving claims asserted by family members of the victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York that a platform is responsible for the shooting.
- James Paul McCartney v. Sony/ATV Publishing LLC (S.D.N.Y.)
Counsel for Sir Paul McCartney in a dispute over his right to reclaim his copyrights in songs authored during his time as a member of The Beatles. The action was settled on a confidential basis and avoided a legal battle that would have had wide ramifications for the music industry. - NFL Enterprises LLC v. EchoStar Satellite LLC (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)
Counsel for EchoStar, provider of the DISH Network satellite television service, in a major carriage dispute in connection with the distribution of the NFL Network. Successfully defended the client against a motion for preliminary injunction and a motion for partial summary judgment. The action was settled on a confidential basis. - VOOM HD Holdings LLC v. EchoStar Satellite LLC (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)
Counsel for EchoStar in a $2 billion breach of contract action arising out of an affiliation agreement for the distribution of high-definition television programming. Successfully defended the client against a motion for preliminary injunction and a motion for summary judgment. The action was settled during the course of the jury trial. - Change Healthcare Operations, LLC v WebMD Health Corp. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)
Counsel for Change Healthcare in a multi-million dollar license agreement dispute with WebMD. After defeating WebMD’s dispositive motion, the action was settled on a confidential basis - Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.)
Counsel for Verio in a dispute with a leading domain-name registrar over the use of Whois data for marketing purposes. The case has become one of the leading computer trespass cases and has been cited hundreds of times. - Komag, Inc. v. Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (N.D. Cal.)
Counsel for Asahi Glass Co. Ltd in action brought by a former partner in joint venture regarding claims to rights in certain patents obtaining dismissal of the claims by the former partner. - Asante Techs. Inc. v. PMC-Sierra, Inc. (N.D. Cal.)
Counsel for PMC-Sierra in a breach of contract claim brought by a manufacturer of modems that incorporated PMC-Sierra computer chips and obtained a complete dismissal of the action. The case has been cited often as one of the cases involving the Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and its preemption of state law claims. - Biovail Corp. v. S.A.C. Capital Mgmt. et al. (N.J. Super.)
Counsel for a former pharmaceutical industry securities analyst in a $4.6 billion RICO action against him, Banc of America Securities, S.A.C. Capital, and others alleging a short-selling scheme to drive down the price of Biovail stock. The case was featured in a 60 Minutes segment “Betting on a Fall” which aired in March 2006. Biovail’s claims were ultimately dismissed. - Multi-Faceted Investigation of University Grants.
Counsel for major U.S. research university in criminal and civil investigation of alleged false claims relating to federal research grants and contracts.
- Confidential International Arbitrations.
Represented parties in numerous confidential international arbitrations, including a patent license dispute involving billions in dispute.
- In re Fisker Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of electric car manufactuer. - In re Thrasio Holdings, Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J.)
Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of agrregator of third party Amazon.com resellers. - In re Maxus Energy Corp. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Counsel for Maxus Energy Corp., a subsidiary of YPF S.A., involving over $20 billion in potential environmental liabilities and claims to pierce the corporate veil and hold YPF S.A. liable for those liabilities. - In re Walter Energy Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ala.)
Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of energy producer. - In re Patriot Coal Corp. (Bankr. E.D. Va.)
Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of energy producer. - In re Hovensa L.L.C. (Bankr. D.V.I.)
Counsel for petrolem refinery. - In re Energy Future Holdings Corp. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Texas based electric utility, with more than $40 billion in debt, in one of the largest bankruptcy cases in United States history. - In re Residential Capital, LLC (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Counsel for Residential Capital, LLC in another of the largest bankruptcy cases in United States history.