AlexMeier

Partner

Alex assists his clients with managing employment-related risks to their information, complex separations, and internal investigations.


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Alex solves sticky employment issues for his clients—no matter where in the world they arise. He brings a unique and innovative approach to advancing his clients’ interest, derived from his extensive representing plaintiffs in trade secret/non-compete litigation, defending companies in employment litigation, and his time clerking for a federal district court judge. This mix of experience allows him to see disputes from the plaintiff’s, defendant’s, and court’s perspectives.  

Alex has spearheaded multiple initiatives to promote conscious improvements to case management tools and client-facing resources, including document automation tools, operational summaries, and existing resource identification. Alex enjoys leveraging his fluency with forensic tools and complex data sources to obtain extraordinary results for his clients.

Since joining Seyfarth, some of his favorite cases and results for clients include the following:

Trade Secret/Non-compete

  • Halfway through trial, obtained a $2 million settlement for a Fortune 500 company. Defendants' last offer before trial was $200,000. In a poll of the jurors post settlement, the jury told the Seyfarth team that they were ready to find in our client's favor after the first full day of testimony.
  • Prevailed in arbitration against employees who started a competitive company during their employment and obtained disgorgement of the employees’ compensation and injunction ordering transfer of intellectual property.
  • Obtained a very favorable settlement for his client, a large company with international operations. Alex conducted an extensive investigation that resulted in the identification of more than a half-dozen critical witnesses. The opposing party’s general counsel described Alex as “tenacious” and remarked that no other law firm had done such a comprehensive investigation in litigation against that company.
  • In a misappropriation case, Alex pioneered a novel set of defenses that resulted in dramatic reductions to the scope of the opposing party’s claims and uncovered sufficient evidence to file counterclaims. Alex obtained nearly $100,000 in discovery sanctions during the proceedings. The matter was resolved on extremely favorable terms for his clients.
  • In a restrictive covenants case, Seyfarth established that a former employee misappropriated information and submitted a false affidavit. Alex’s forensic investigation and analysis resulted in the former employee asserting their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 150 times. The former employee later consented to an injunction prohibiting the employee from working in any capacity for the former employer for more than the term of the non-compete provision in the employee’s agreement.
  • In a restrictive covenants case, after obtaining a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a wide-ranging permanent injunction, Alex uncovered evidence that the employee violated the injunction through a sophisticated analysis comparing computer activity, phone records, emails, and calendar entries. The revelations resulted in a motion for contempt against the employee and the employee’s new employer, and the matter settled on favorable terms prior to a hearing on the motion for contempt.
  • After a two-day hearing, obtained an order finding the opposing party in contempt and awarding our client, a Fortune 100 company, all fees incurred in connection with identifying and establishing the contemptuous conduct.
  • Assisted our client, a major publicly traded company, in obtaining the pre-answer dismissal of a lawsuit against a top executive alleging breach of a confidentiality provision. The opposing party dismissed its lawsuit after receiving a vexatious litigation letter from Seyfarth.
  • Secured a reversal in an appeal of a declaratory judgment invalidating our client's nonrecruitment restrictive covenant. The opinion, which was selected for publication, resolved two divergent lines of cases and fully adopted our position.
  • In a hotly contested non-compete dispute, obtained an extremely favorable settlement shortly before the preliminary injunction hearing. Seyfarth's client won every motion it filed, and the opposing parties lost every motion they filed.

Class Actions and Single-Plaintiff Cases

  • Through sophisticated analysis of GPS data, fuel card usage, and expense report submissions, convinced the court to deny stage one conditional certification for alleged off-the-clock work.
  • Secured pre-answer dismissal of wage and hour and termination claims in California based on federal preemption and failure to meet federal pleading standards. The employee appealed, and Alex defended the order before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel affirmed the district court’s order in a published decision.
  • Obtained complete dismissal of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class action based on lack of standing by prevailing on motions to dismiss original and amended complaint.
  • Obtained a complete walk-away involving alleged sexual harassment by a supervisor.

Alex is a former Fellow for Lawyers for Civil Justice, an organization devoted to improving the civil justice system through procedural reform. He was recognized as an outstanding contributor for his work on proposed revisions to district court local rules and remains active as a Member of LCJ. Alex is also a member of the Sedona Conference’s Working Group 12 on trade secrets and a member of the drafting committee on forensic issues in trade secrets litigation. Alex is a member of the ABA Committee on Non-Competes.

Prior to joining Seyfarth, Alex served as a law clerk for the Honorable William C. O'Kelley, Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. During his time as a clerk, he worked on a wide range of cases at the pre-trial, discovery, summary judgment, trial, and post-judgment stages of litigation. Alex also worked as an extern at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Reorganization. The division monitors the issuance of securities in bankruptcy and assists the Division of Enforcement in cases involving bankrupt or insolvent defendants.

When Alex is not in the office, he can be found on the golf course with his wife, Alina. She usually wins.

  • JD, Emory University School of Law

    With honors
    Dean's list
    Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, editor

  • BA, Furman University
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • US District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • US District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • US District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • US District Court, Southern District of Georgia
  • Florida Supreme Court
  • Florida District Court of Appeal
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Georgia Superior Courts