Alex Wolf

Commercial Litigation

• Represented Class I railroad in a series of arbitrations against one of the largest US electric power generation corporations; resulted in a favorable global settlement on the first day of the first arbitration hearing.
• Won motion to compel arbitration in federal court for client Class I railroad. The contract at issue did not contain an arbitration clause, but the district court agreed that it was intertwined with a contract between the parties that required arbitration.  
• Won summary judgment for a client surgery center against a contractual counterparty in a dispute concerning the parties' rights to pursue unpaid claims against a health insurance company.
• Secured favorable settlements for a natural gas and crude company in two separate breach of contract cases against different defendants based on deficient contractor work that caused leaks in storage tanks.
• Won dismissal of duplicative breach of contract cause of action filed against client.
• Won summary judgment for a client health care corporation against an insurance company that refused to advance costs of defense.
• Secured favorable settlement for a contractor client in multimillion dollar construction dispute against factory.
• Secured favorable settlement for client against professional services firm that provided negligent professional advice.

 Financial Misconduct

• Secured jury acquittal for client charged with insider trading arising from the merger of the Shaw Group and Chicago Bridge & Iron. Following jury acquittal, secured voluntary dismissal of related charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
• Represented individual client in tax fraud investigation by the IRS's Criminal Investigation Division with no charges filed.
• Represented individual client and client's beauty industry business in tax fraud investigation by the IRS's Criminal Investigation Division with no charges filed.

Public Corruption, Bribery, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

• Represented Division I coach indicted in "Varsity Blues" investigation; secured resolution through a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
• Represented former officers of energy industry company in parallel Department of Justice and SEC investigations into foreign corruption; resolved with no charges filed against officers.
• Represented former employee of Citgo in FCPA investigation and indictment.
• Secured voluntary dismissal of felony and misdemeanor charges against Texas Representative Dawnna Dukes that alleged falsification of travel vouchers and improper receipt of reimbursements.

 Higher Education and Nonprofit

• Conducted internal investigation for university into allegations that D-I coach engaged in misconduct.
• Conducted internal investigation for university regarding its D-I athletics program, Title IX office, and Human Resources department.
• Counseled client on student discipline issue involving alleged use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to write a final paper.
• Advised R1 research university on Dobbs issues.
• Represented Division I coach indicted in "Varsity Blues" investigation; secured resolution through a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
• Represented regional nonprofit hospital system in multiple litigation matters and investigations.
• Advised nonprofit on risk mitigation, updating policies and procedures, and revising grant agreements.

 Environmental Crimes

• Secured jury acquittal for client, BP Well Site Leader on board Deepwater Horizon, charged with Clean Water Act violations stemming from rig explosion and oil spill.
• Won dismissal of felony Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act charges against client offshore contractor based on offshore rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico. Affirmed by the Fifth Circuit. Secured favorable settlement on misdemeanor charges.
• Represented energy-industry client in criminal investigation into offshore leak.

 Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property

• Secured multimillion dollar jury verdict in favor of client, a Houston-based high-frequency trading firm, on claims for theft of trade secrets and copyright infringement. Affirmed by the Fifth Circuit. Secured multimillion dollar award of attorney and expert fees.
• Secured favorable settlement for client energy company in trade secrets dispute.
• Represented health insurance company in software licensing investigation.

 Labor and Employment

• Won summary judgment for client against former employer in dispute over unpaid commissions; secured favorable settlement.
• Represented multiple former employees in trade secrets and breach of contract action.
• Advised multiple clients on Dobbs issues related to policies and benefits.

 Appeals

• Filed amicus briefs on behalf of clients in the US Supreme Court, multiple federal courts of appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court.
• Briefed and won Fifth Circuit appeal in criminal matter arising from rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Briefed and won Fifth Circuit appeal in civil matter involving theft of trade secrets from client in financial services industry.
• Briefed and won appeal in Fourteenth Court of Appeals in civil matter involving claims of fraud against client in financial services industry.

• "International Trade and Cross-Border Enforcement: U.S. Trends and Priorities," Client CLE, October 2024
• "Forum Selection Issues: Federal Agencies, Courts, and Arbitration," Client CLE, September 2024
• "Advising Clients on Liability Issues in a Post-Dobbs World," Houston Bar Association, March 2023
• "Defending a Federal White Collar Criminal Case," Southern District of Texas Federal Bar Association, May 2018
• "FCPA Enforcement in the Trump Administration," Houston Bar Association, March 2018
• "Not Guilty: The Roberts Insider Trading Acquittal," Houston Bar Association, October 2017
• "The 5 Biggest Problems in Criminal Law Today," Houston Bar Association Seminars, November 2016

• Super Lawyers, Texas, "Rising Star" (2019-2024)
• Lawdragon, 500 X – The Next Generation (2023, 2024)
• Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under Hot List (2021, 2023, 2024)

Authored Articles

• "Addressing Employer Concerns Regarding Employee Misconduct and Crime," The Houston Lawyer, May 2023, with D. Isaak and C. Harvey
• "Abortion Restrictions Aren’t Just a Red-State Issue," Inside Higher Ed, October 11, 2022
• "The Problems with Payouts: Assessing the Proposal for a Mandatory Distribution Requirement for University Endowments," Harvard Journal on Legislation, 2011
• "Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution," Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 30, 2010, with the Honorable Helen Bendix

Editorial and Research Work

Alex provided editorial or research support for four books and is currently working on a fifth book project. These include:

• Kimberly Wolf, Talk with Her: A Dad’s Essential Guide to Raising Healthy, Confident, and Capable Daughters (Penguin 2022)
• Bruce Kimball and Daniel Coquillette, The Intellectual Sword: Harvard Law School, the Second Century (Harvard University Press 2020)
• Alison Lurie (Pulitzer prize-winning author), The Language of Houses (Delphinium 2014)
• Tom Olding, editor and translator, The Common and Piepowder Courts of Southampton, 1426-1483 (Ames Foundation 2011)

• Garland R. Walker Inn of Court
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Young Professionals Council, Houston Urban Debate League
• Alumni interviewer, Cornell University
• Volunteer mentor, Emerge Fellowship