Alexander Fischer is a litigation associate in the Houston office of Gibson Dunn. His practice involves high-stakes litigation and arbitration, especially involving complex contract-interpretation and Constitutional issues. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state trial and appeals courts in a wide variety of cases. His pro bono practice focuses on reproductive freedom; immigration; media and nonprofit First Amendment rights; police misconduct; and veterans law, particularly on behalf of veterans with less-than-honorable discharges and post-traumatic stress disorder. He previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Wendy Beetlestone of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Alexander earned his Juris Doctorate in 2022 from Yale Law School. At Yale he was a member of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic. He helped secure a settlement with a military branch on behalf of tens of thousands of veterans in federal district court, and he argued and won a statutory-interpretation case in federal appeals court on behalf of an Iraq War veteran seeking medical retirement. In recognition of his work with the clinic, he was awarded the C. LaRue Munson Prize for excellence in practice. He was also a Coker Fellow for Constitutional Law with Professor Paul Kahn.
Before law school, Alexander was an aerospace-industry manufacturing consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors in Plan II Honors, Rhetoric and Writing, and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin.
Alexander is licensed to practice in Texas and New York.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- Law Firm Defense
- Public Policy
- Transportation and Space
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- Yale University - 2022 Juris Doctor
- University of Texas - 2015 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Hon. Judge Beetlestone, 2023 - 2024