Profile
Alexander Baker focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and white-collar criminal matters, including regulatory investigations and securities-related litigation. He has significant experience in the digital assets space. Alexander has valuable courtroom experience which includes conducting discovery and mediation, assisting with courtroom proceedings, and drafting memoranda, indictments, motions, and briefs. Alexander also has experience conducting reviews of federally registered broker-dealers and investment advisors while navigating potential FINRA rules/securities laws violations.
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented the founder of one of the nation’s largest and first cryptocurrency mining companies in a wire fraud investigation by the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office, resulting in the case being closed.
- Represented a multinational medical products company in a multi-district litigation lawsuit.
- Represented the former CEO of a prominent genetics and biosciences company in a securities fraud lawsuit.
- Represented the SEC-appointed receiver in a worldwide Ponzi scheme.
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Economic Crimes & Securities Fraud Unit, Northern District of California, 2018
- U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Office of Compliance Inspections & Examinations, 2018
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Office of Fraud Detection & Market Intelligence, New York City, 2017
Credentials
Education
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J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
- Executive Editor, Oregon Review of International Law
- Fellow, Oregon Business Law
- B.A., University of Utah
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, 2020-2021
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2019-2020
Admissions
- Idaho
- Utah