Professional Overview

Alex is a principal at the firm and an experienced trial and appellate lawyer, focusing his practice on real estate, business, and securities litigation. In real estate and land use matters, Alex works with clients to resolve issues as they arise and, when necessary, he represents clients in court to protect those rights. He has extensive experience representing clients in eminent domain matters, particularly regarding Sound Transit projects, against whom he has gone to trial. In the business context, Alex has represented corporate clients—large and small—in domestic and international commercial disputes and corporate M&A disputes. He also works with corporate and university clients on various employment issues, including investigation and termination of employees for misconduct. He is also well-versed in securities law, having represented both buyers and sellers in cases involving federal and state securities laws and regulations.

Additional areas of focus include:

  • Professional fiduciary and liability litigation
  • Intellectual property litigation
  • Bankruptcy and insolvency litigation


Before attending law school and joining HCMP, Alex worked in the biotechnology industry as an entrepreneur and research scientist working on computational biology, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical target discovery, and development of biological threat detection devices for defense and national security applications.

Representative Matters

  • Experience counseling financial institutions regarding litigation and bankruptcy matters, ranging from the creation and protection of security interests to enforcing lenders' rights.
  • Advising and advocating on behalf of businesses in commercial disputes involving investments in real estate and complex financial instruments.
  • Litigating to protect property owners' rights in trial courts and courts of appeal.

Articles and Presentations

Professional and Civic Involvement

  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Asian Bar Association of Washington
  • King County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • University of Washington School of Law
    Coach, Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition

Honors / Awards / Prior Experience

Repeatedly recognized as a Super Lawyer by Washington Super Lawyers, most recently in 2025.

Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Commercial Litigation in 2026.

Education

  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2008
    Order of the Barristers
    President, Moot Court Honor Board, 2007 - 2008
  • M.B.S., Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, 2002
  • B.A., Whitman College, in Economics and Physics with Honors, 2000

Personal

Alex grew up Washington, and likes to spend his free time enjoying the company of his friends and family in his beautiful home state - golfing, sailing, skiing, and riding his bicycles and motorcycles.