Nefertiti J. Alexander has extensive experience representing tech companies, financial institutions, manufacturers, and individuals in a broad range of complex commercial litigation. Nefertiti’s practice includes high-stakes business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, media and intellectual property licensing and other matters in federal and state courts and arbitration.
Nefertiti brings a creative, results-driven, strategic approach to her clients’ most complicated legal problems.
Nefertiti has been recognized by Best Lawyers on their Ones to Watch list. She was also named a Rising Star in the areas of Litigation and White-Collar by Legal Media Group: Expert Guides, included on Lawdragon’s 500 X – The Next Generation list, and named on Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hot List.
Nefertiti regularly speaks on legal topics including post pandemic litigation trends, trauma-informed lawyering, leadership, and wellbeing in the legal profession. Nefertiti is a board member of Sanctuary for Families. Nefertiti also devotes time to pro bono work in the areas of housing and criminal law.
Prior to entering private practice, Nefertiti served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She also clerked for the Honorable George B. Daniels of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Woodstock 50 in its highly publicized legal battle against its former financing partner Dentsu, a Japanese marketing and advertising company, which abruptly pulled its financing of the music festival celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival. The New York State Supreme Court agreed with Kasowitz in ruling that Dentsu did not have the right under the parties’ contract to unilaterally cancel Woodstock 50.
- Fairfax Financial Holdings, the largest insurance company in Canada, in recovering $31 million, including winning a jury verdict of $5.4 million in compensatory damages against hedge fund Exis Capital and a $5.5 million jury verdict in punitive damages against Exis Capital and two former executives in a New Jersey RICO case involving blatant insider trading, market manipulation and short selling attacks by hedge funds and investment firms. Defendant Morgan Keegan settled with Fairfax for $20 million shortly before trial. Fairfax secured additional settlements with other defendants.
- Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's largest generic drug manufacturer, in defending against a federal indictment alleging price-fixing.
- Andrew Wang and Shou-Kung Wang in defense of $200 million RICO and breach of fiduciary duty claims arising out of the decades-long battle over the estate of C.C. Wang, an esteemed artist and collector of Classical Chinese artwork, who was Andrew’s grandfather and Shou-Kung’s father. The firm’s defense of the Wangs culminated in a highly successful settlement of one of the most complex art law disputes in recent years.
- Harbinger Capital Partners II, LP and other funds in obtaining the denial of Apollo Management’s motion to reopen LightSquared’s Chapter 11 cases. Apollo sought a ruling from the Bankruptcy Court concerning Harbinger’s right to assert its pending claims in New York State Supreme Court against Apollo and other defendants alleging a massive fraud, inducing Harbinger to invest approximately $2 billion in LightSquared, which had been compelled to file for Chapter 11.
- An heiress in claims against, among others, the trustee of the family’s trusts.
- Biotechnology company against major pharmaceutical company in a multi-million dollar misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract litigation in federal court, including depositions and motion practice.
- Technology company in prosecution of trade secrets misappropriation claims in state court litigation against major government contractor.
- Semiconductor company in successful representation of dispute with manufacturing facility involving breach of contract claims.
- Armored vehicle company in defense of breach of contract lawsuit brought by former employees.
- Bankruptcy trustee in action asserting aiding and abetting fraud against major financial institution in connection with a $70 million Ponzi scheme.
Prior to joining Kasowitz:
- Multi-national chemical manufacturer in successful representation of federal litigation against major insurance company arising from management of financial accounts.
- A major financial institution in successful representation of a forex trading investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Senior bank executive in connection with a government investigation concerning corporate accounting practices.
- Computer software developer in copyright litigation case involving stock trading technology.
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