Susan K. Alexander

With 25 years of federal appellate experience, Suzi Alexander has argued on behalf of defrauded investors in the First, Second, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits.

Ms. Alexander specializes in federal appeals of securities fraud class actions on behalf of investors. Representative results include City of Pontiac Gen. Emps. Ret. Sys. v. MBIA, Inc., 637 F.3d 169  (2d Cir. 2011) (reversing dismissal of securities fraud complaint, focused on statute of limitations); In re Gilead Scis. Sec. Litig., 536 F.3d 1049 (9th Cir. 2008) (reversing dismissal of securities fraud complaint, focused on loss causation); Barrie v. Intervoice-Brite, Inc., 397 F.3d 249, reh’g denied, 409 F.3d 653 (5th Cir. 2005) (reversing dismissal of securities fraud complaint, focused on scienter); and Pirraglia v. Novell, Inc., 339 F.3d 1182 (10th Cir. 2003) (reversing dismissal of securities fraud complaint, focused on scienter).

Ms. Alexander’s prior appellate work was with the California Appellate Project (“CAP”), where she prepared appeals and petitions for writs of habeas corpus on behalf of individuals sentenced to death, as well as supervised private attorneys in their preparation of appeals and habeas corpus petitions. At CAP, and subsequently in private practice, Ms. Alexander litigated and consulted on death penalty direct and collateral appeals for ten years. Representative results include In re Brown, 17 Cal. 4th 873 (1998) (reversal of first degree murder conviction, special circumstance finding, and death penalty), and Odle v. Woodford, 238 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 2001) (remand of death penalty conviction for retrospective competency hearing). Ms. Alexander was previously associated with Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, where she litigated professional malpractice and product liability cases on behalf of attorneys, doctors, and automobile manufacturers, including defense verdicts in two jury trials.

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association’s Council of Appellate Lawyer, Executive Committee

Member, Federal Bar Association, Appellate Division

Member, Bar Association of San Francisco, Appellate Practice Section

Honors & Awards

• Selected as an appellate delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2009