Alexander Setzepfandt

Alexander Setzepfandt is a litigation associate who represents a wide variety of clients in commercial litigation and internal investigations.

Education :

• Yale Law School, J.D., 2015
• University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 2011

Judicial Clerkship : Hon. Kimba M. Wood, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2017 – 2018

Bar Admissions :

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Representative Matters :

• Representation of commodities brokerage firm in $140 million fidelity bond litigation resulting from unauthorized employee trading.
• Representation of asset management firm in breach of contract action resulting from the breach of a financing agreement’s exclusivity provision.
• Representation of pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation involving combination therapy product used during eye surgery.
• Representation of financial institution in government investigation of hiring practices relating to foreign bribery.

Pro Bono :

• Representation, including at trial, of an individual in a § 1983 action against the City of New York.
• Representation of a non-profit in defending an FLSA claim.

Previous Experience :

• Yale Landlord-Tenant Clinic, Student Intern (2013-2015)
• United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California, Law Clerk (Summer 2013)