Alex rolls up his sleeves to help clients navigate complex litigation and cut through government red tape.
Overview
Alex advises clients in various industries, including banking, private equity, and public utilities, through private commercial and construction disputes and government regulation. He works closely with clients from the outset of an engagement to develop winning strategies that advance their business and legal objectives.
He has represented clients in all phases of litigation in Missouri state and federal courts, and before various Missouri administrative agencies. Alex is also well-versed in the nuances of private dispute resolution. He understands the importance of developing a strategy and compelling story early on, and the intricacies of preserving a winning argument for eventual victory, even in the face of adversity.
Alex also understands the practical aspects of a legal dispute. He works with clients to develop sensible and cost-effective strategies that balance all of their competing concerns.
Experience
Commercial & Class Action Litigation
Assists clients in a range of post-acquisition and business breakup disputes.
Represents clients in connection with various consumer class actions, including those brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA).
Successfully sued a company for non-payment of purchase price following acquisition of a private business and recovered attorneys' fees for his client.
Obtained favorable judgment for client in lawsuit stemming from breached lease and construction agreement.
Obtained summary judgment for a municipal utility provider in class action alleging overbilling for electrical services.
Government-related Matters
Advises and represents clients in procurement disputes with state contracting authorities and competing vendors through bid protests and litigation.
Regularly represents clients in ballot title litigation.
Represents clients in various licensure and disciplinary matters at Missouri's Administrative Hearing Commission.
Obtained favorable judgment for client in lawsuit to set aside unlawfully awarded state contract.
Obtained favorable judgment for client in suit to enforce Missouri's Sunshine Law, including award of penalties against the government and award of attorneys' fees.
Obtained summary judgment for a municipal utility provider in lawsuit filed by rural water district asserting encroachment on rural district's territory.
Obtained favorable ruling from Administrative Hearing Commission awarding client wrongly denied licenses to operate medical marijuana facilities in first case adjudicated under Missouri's medical marijuana constitutional provision.
Private Equity and Securities Litigation
Obtained summary judgment rulings rejecting all derivative and individual claims asserted by state retirement system against private equity fund manager seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged damages.
Insurance Litigation
Represented managed care plan in arbitration with provider over contract dispute related to validity of facility fee charges.
News & Insights
News
Publications
"Missouri OA Removes Public Access to Procurement Materials, Complicating Bid Protest Analysis," Stinson Alert, September 2022
"New Missouri Law Requires LLCs to Register Before Making Political Contributions," Stinson Alert, August 2022
"Recent Trends in Missouri Procurement Law Highlight Importance of an Early Protest Strategy," Stinson's Government Contracting Blog, June 25, 2019
Recognitions
Recognitions
Selected as an "Up & Coming Attorney" by Missouri Lawyers Media, 2025
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list, 2026
Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list, 2024, 2025
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2013
- Boston University Law Review, Managing Editor
University of Missouri-Kansas City, B.A., History, summa cum laude, 2009
Clerkships
- Honorable Bruce M. Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Honorable Joseph L. Tauro, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
