Alex is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Latin America Cross-Border practice and a partner in its Litigation and Disputes Resolution department. Alex has extensive experience representing individuals, companies and charitable organizations in a variety of commercial and shareholder right disputes. He frequently represents foreign clients in cross-border litigation and arbitration matters. Alex also maintains an active advisory practice focused on restrictive covenants and regulated industries; writing regularly about issues related to the cannabis industry in publications such as ThomsonReuters and Westlaw. Alex’s clients include investors from Latin America, Europe and Asia, institutional trustees, hedge funds, brokerage firms, and owners of closely held businesses.
Alex has represented clients at all stages of complex litigation, from discovery through trial and appeal, in New York and New Jersey State and Federal Courts, the Surrogate’s Court of the State of New York, and before the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court.
Many of Alex’s clients are foreign companies with U.S. interests or operations. He brings vast experience working with foreign counsel, guiding them through U.S. litigation parameters so clients fully understand the procedural steps and implications. Alex also frequently assists foreign clients with applications for discovery in aid of foreign litigation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1782.
Alex serves companies in several industries facing challenges involving the array of risks in their digital transformation. He works with clients on matters relating to alternative and virtual assets concerning the uses and misuses of technology within their organizations and from third-party providers. Often, clients in the financial services sector retain Alex for his breadth of experience dealing with matters relating to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulatory bodies. He is familiar with smart technologies, issues involving the modern workforce and employment disputes, digital economy and regulation.
Alex has been part of the trial team in precedent-setting cases with respect federal commodities laws, the application of New York’s limited liability company law, the ability of sophisticated investors to pursue common law fraud and securities claims in connection with complex financial products, and the ability of shareholders to remove management in the face of allegations of fraud. Alex has also advised companies in connection with SEC and FINRA investigations, as well as shareholder derivative and class-action litigation.
Alex is also intimately involved in Carter Ledyard’s membership in Meritas Law Firms Worldwide and Legalink, often advising law firms and clients from other jurisdictions about the nuances of New York law. These connections also allow Alex to leverage Carter Ledyard’s extensive network to help clients with complex cross-border matters.