Alex has litigated a wide array of civil actions in state and federal courts. He has assisted with a strict liability jury trial after obtaining partial summary judgment, including the cross-examination of expert witnesses, conducting research and assisting with trial strategy. His experience covers multiple stages of class action, complex litigation and appellate litigation, including drafting pleadings and motions (including motions for summary judgments and demurrers), drafting and responding to discovery, and taking depositions. He has also handled arbitrations from start to finish and prepared mediations.
Before joining Shook, Alex worked at a law firm focusing on insurance monitoring and litigation involving insurance coverage across the country. He worked on matters ranging from asbestos coverage and the gig-economy to cyber claims, media liability and copyright infringement. This included monitoring and analyzing coverage issues in connection with biometric privacy claims.
Alex earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where he was the associate editor of the UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law. While there, he was involved in moot court competition, won faculty academic awards, and was recognized with the Pro Bono 1L and 2L Achievement Awards after completing 70 hours of pro bono work with the Anti-Defamation League, Community Legal Aid SoCal, the UCI Domestic Violence Clinic, and the Public Law Center.