Alexandra Wald
Partner, New York
Alexandra Wald
Partner, New York
Alexandra Wald’s practice focuses on general commercial litigation, employment litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Her clients have included companies and individuals in the financial services (investment banks and hedge funds), manufacturing, renewable energy, consumer products, aerospace, and consulting industries, among others. She has advised clients with regards to contract disputes including breach of contract, allegations of fraud, trade secrets, and shareholder litigation. She has counseled numerous employers and employees in connection with separation from employment and restrictions on competition, in addition to issues relating to alleged discrimination and sexual harassment. Alexandra has regularly represented clients in intellectual property litigation, particularly relating to trade secrets, patent infringement, and trade dress.
Alexandra has twice received the BTI Client Service Award, which is an award granted on the basis of unsolicited recommendation by a Fortune 500 client for outstanding service. She was selected to become a member of the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary Society. Super Lawyers has recognized Alexandra on its annual New York Metro list for business litigation since 2013 and twice selected her as one of the top 50 women lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.
Alexandra is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where she was a James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and was on the Editorial Boards of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems and Columbia Journal of Gender and Law. Alexandra formerly served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Reginald C. Lindsay of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and practiced with Cravath, Swaine & Moore. She is a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is fluent in written French.
Alexandra Wald’s practice focuses on general commercial litigation, employment litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Her clients have included companies and individuals in the financial services…
Education
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1997); Harvard University (M.A., 1994); Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1991)
Bar Admissions
New York State; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Activities and Affiliations
Member, Advisory Board of Law Clerks for Diversity
Member, New York City Bar Association (Professional Discipline Committee)
Member, American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Ethics Sub-Committee, Business and Litigation Section)
Member, New York State Bar Association
Board Member, National Center for Law and Economic Justice
Representative Commercial Litigation Matters
Represent consulting firm in claim to obtain engagement fee.
Successfully represented renewable energy company in obtaining declaratory judgment in contract dispute with shareholders and former executive that was affirmed on appeal.
Represented investors in savings & loan holding company in action against U.S. government for breach of contract after government reneged on agreement regarding minimum capital requirements. Conducted deposition and expert discovery and served on trial team resulting in verdict in excess of $300 million in reliance damages.
Read MoreRepresentative Employment Matters
Represented plaintiffs in action challenging compliance of Jefferson County, Alabama with consent decree after findings of discrimination in hiring of firefighters and police.
Defended cosmetics company against claim of discrimination on basis of race in selection of preferred vendors brought by preferred vendor applicant; matter settled after filing of pre-discovery motion for summary judgment.
Read MoreRepresentative Intellectual Property and Technology Matters
Successfully obtained a preliminary injunction for our client, a leading provider of specialty tax software, to prevent a competitor from misappropriating our client’s trade secrets, using our client’s software to check the accuracy of its own computer programs, and interfering or causing others to interfere with our client’s contractual relationships.
Representing an individual inventor against a large aircraft manufacturer in a patent infringement action covering fire suppression technology.
Defended major manufacturer in litigation alleging infringement of patent for child’s drinking cup valve; summary judgment of non-infringement granted in favor of defendant following expert reports and claim construction.
Read MoreRepresentative Constitutional Law Matters
Amicus brief on behalf of American Bar Association in Sixth Circuit appeal supporting University of Michigan Law School’s measures to increase diversity in legal profession in Grutter v. Bollinger.
Amicus brief on behalf of American Judicature Society on behalf of judges opposing restrictions on government funded lawyers in Legal Services v. Velasquez.
Petition for Certiorari on behalf of Times Square Business Improvement District seeking to uphold New York City’s zoning regulations pertaining to adult businesses in First Amendment challenge.
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Super Lawyers named C&G cofounder Mark S. Cohen one of the Top 10 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Partners Jonathan S. Abernethy and Karen H. Bromberg have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Additionally, Karen has been recognized as one of the Top 50 women lawyers within the same region.
Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are annual lists of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.
The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list are:
- Jonathan S. Abernethy, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Kwaku Andoh, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Luke Appling, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Elizabeth Bernhardt, Business Litigation
- Colin C. Bridge, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Karen H. Bromberg, Intellectual Property
- Jason Brown, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Joanna K. Chan, Securities Litigation
- Mark S. Cohen, Business Litigation
- S. Gale Dick, Business Litigation
- Christian R. Everdell, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Robert J. Gavigan, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Lawrence T. Gresser, Business Litigation
- Oliver S. Haker, Business Litigation
- Johannes Jonas, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Nicholas J. Kaiser, Real Estate
- Jeffrey I. Lang, Civil Litigation: Defense
- David F. Lisner, Business Litigation
- Ellen Paltiel, General Litigation
- Douglas J. Pepe, Business Litigation
- Matthew V. Povolny, Business Litigation
- Nathaniel P. T. Read, Business Litigation
- Bonnie J. Roe, Securities & Corporate Finance
- Stephen M. Sinaiko, Business Litigation
- Mark Spatz, Civil Litigation: Defense
- C. Evan Stewart, Securities Litigation
- Daniel H. Tabak, Business Litigation
- Scott D. Thomson, Business Litigation
- Alexandra Wald, Business Litigation
The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Rising Stars list are:
- Sharon L. Barbour, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Randall W. Bryer, Business Litigation
- Shannon A. Daugherty, Business Litigation
- Drew S. Dean, General Litigation
- Jesse Greenwald, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Christine M. Jordan, General Litigation
- William Kalema, Business Litigation
- Sri Kuehnlenz, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Marvin J. Lowenthal, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Barbara K. Luse, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Benjamin Zhu, General Litigation
Super Lawyers ranks outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers
Jonathan S Abernethy: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Kwaku Andoh: Mergers & Acquisitions
Elizabeth Bernhardt: Business Litigation
Thomas E Bezanson: Personal Injury – Products: Defense
Colin C Bridge: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Karen H Bromberg: Intellectual Property
Jason Brown: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Joanna K Chan: Securities Litigation
Mark S Cohen: Business Litigation
S Gale Dick: Business Litigation
Christian R Everdell: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Lawrence T Gresser: Business Litigation
Oliver S Haker: Business Litigation
Johannes Jonas: Mergers & Acquisitions
Nicholas J Kaiser: Real Estate
Jeffrey I. Lang: Business Litigation
Melissa H Maxman: Antitrust Litigation
Ellen Paltiel: General Litigation
Nathaniel P T Read: Business Litigation
Bonnie J Roe: Securities & Corporate Finance
Stephen M Sinaiko: Business Litigation
C Evan Stewart: Securities Litigation
Daniel H Tabak: Business Litigation
Scott D Thomson: Business Litigation
Alexandra Wald: Business Litigation
Ronald F Wick: Antitrust Litigation
Rising Stars
Luke Appling: Civil Litigation
Sharon L Barbour: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Drew S Dean: General Litigation
William Kalema: Business Litigation
Sri Kuehnlenz: Civil Litigation
Winnifred A Lewis: Securities Litigation
Marvin J Lowenthal: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Barbara K Luse: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Matthew V Povolny: Business Litigation
Benjamin Zhu: Criminal Defense: White Collar
In this article for Law360, Alexandra Wald defends the independence of the judiciary following a slew of comments said and tweeted by the current President.
Who bears the cost of a lost or stolen ring after a broken engagement?
A discussion on the Cariou v. Prince ruling in the context of determining fair use of existing art in creating new work. The article asks: what qualifies a new piece, which incorporates existing work from peers, as transformative enough to avoid claims of copyright infringement?
Recent precedents constructing "notice" provisions in employment agreements suggest that quitting is not so simple. Such provisions have recently come to the fore as potential mechanisms for employers to place limits on competition by departing employees.
This article examines how lawyer-client relationships have been impacted by 2009 passing of the the New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct legislation.