Alex Zuckerman is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s New York office. He joined the firm in 2020 following a clerkship with Chief Judge Colleen McMahon in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He has experience in complex commercial litigation relating to investor rights, securities, trading strategies, takeovers, corporate governance, and business torts. Alex has also advised and advocated on behalf of clients facing scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Department of Justice. Whether representing angel investors, whistleblowers, or multinational corporations, Alex remains strategic, creative, and responsive to his clients’ needs.
Alex has significant trial and arbitration experience, including an expedited bench trial in the Delaware Chancery Court and delivering the summation to a jury in a prisoners’ rights case brought in New York federal court. Alex has also briefed and argued appeals in state and federal courts.
- Harvard Law School
(J.D., cum laude, 2016) - Carleton College
(B.A., cum laude, 2009)
- The State Bar of New York
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Colleen McMahon:
- Southern District of New York, 2019-2020
- Southern District of New York, 2019-2020
- Kirkland and Ellis, LLP:
- Associate, 2016-2019
Client Alerts
- DOJ Charges Former NFT Marketplace Employee with Insider Trading
- SEC Proposes Sweeping New Regulatory and Enforcement Regime for Private Funds and Private Market Participants
Publications
- Sarah Heaton Concannon and Alex Zuckerman, Thomson Reuters, Test their mettle — Defendants' decision to challenge SEC in court is paying off (December 19, 2023)
- Sarah Heaton Concannon, Brian Timmons, and Alex Zuckerman, Hidden Implications of SEC’s Proposed Private Fund Rules (April 27, 2022)
- Sarah Heaton Concannon, Stacylyn Doore, and Alex Zuckerman, New York Law Journal, Can the SEC Win the First-of-Its-Kind Crypto Insider Trading Case? (September 21, 2022)