Alexander, Sandy

Year Joined Organization: 2007

Lawyer Overview

Sandy Alexander is a senior associate in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. He joined the firm in 2007.

Practice

Since joining the firm, Mr. Alexander has represented individuals and public companies in a wide variety of civil matters before federal and state courts. His practice is primarily focused on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes. Mr. Alexander has also represented clients in appeals before the United States Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit and other appellate courts.

Mr. Alexander's pro bono practice focuses on immigration law and has included the successful representation of Samson Taiwo Dada in Dada v. Mukasey, 128 S. Ct. 2307 (2008).

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Alexander completed a clerkship with the Honorable Reena Raggi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. While enrolled in the joint JD/MPP program at Harvard University, Mr. Alexander worked as an intern on anti-poverty initiatives for the Government of Peru and on WTO negotiations for the United States Trade Representative. He also served as a teaching fellow in constitutional law and economics at Harvard. Previously, he was a program officer with the Carolina Center for Public Service, supporting public service by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Community Involvement

Mr. Alexander is a resident scholar in Lowell House at Harvard College, where he works with students interested in law and public policy. He also serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Peabody Terrace Children's Center, a nationally recognized, Harvard-affiliated childcare center.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation/Controversy
• Intellectual Property Litigation

Representative Cases

• Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Favor of Nigerian Immigrant , (US Supreme Court)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts

Education

• Harvard Law School, 2006
  JD
  Honors: magna cum laude
• Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2006
  MPP
• University of North Carolina, 1999
  BA, Classics
  Honors: with distinction

Published Works

• A Political Response to Crisis in the Immigration Courts, 2007
• Recent Case, Third and Seventh Circuits Condemn Pattern of Error in Immigration Courts, 2006
• Developments in Law – Jobs and Borders: Legal Protections for Illegal Workers, 2005

Address

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Boston, MA 02109

Phones

+1 617 526 6049 (Business Phone)

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