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Alexandra Wood

Associate
wood.alexandra@dorsey.com

Overview

ALEX HELPS CLIENTS PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO AVOID GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES AND DEFENDS AGAINST ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

Alex is an associate in Dorsey’s Government Solutions & Investigations Group. She is skilled in helping clients develop a thorough understanding of where problems arise so they can focus on how to improve their business. And she is passionate about helping clients navigate complex and stressful enforcement actions.

Before joining Dorsey, Alex was a paralegal in white collar criminal defense firms representing high-profile clients and a judicial law clerk at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She brings experience from the entire lifecycle of litigation: from investigations to trials and appeals. 

Education & Admissions

Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2023),

  • Executive Articles Editor (2022-2023)

Reed College (B.A., English, 2015),

  • Commendation for Academic Excellence (2014, 2015)

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • Massachusetts

Clerkships

  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Associate Justices Elspeth B. Cypher (ret.) & Elizabeth N. Dewar, 2023-2024

Experience

Representative Experience

  • Wrote opening statement that resulted in dismissal of criminal charges for international company facing potential multi-billion-dollar penalties.
  • Represented client asserting innocence in second-degree murder conviction in obtaining parole.

*Certain experiences occurred prior to joining Dorsey.

Industries & Practices

Government Solutions & Investigations
  • Government Solutions & Investigations