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'''Alexander Benjamin Spiro''' (born December 12, 1982) is an American trial lawyer. He is |
'''Alexander Benjamin Spiro''' (born December 12, 1982) is an American trial lawyer. He is a partner at the New York office of [[Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan]]. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Spiro was born in New York and grew up in Boston. |
Spiro was born in New York and grew up in Boston.<ref name=bio>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/2016/6/9/16040732/alex-spiro-bobby-shmurda-thabo-sefolosha-1-oak-f28073829b51|title=He Who Would Defend Shmurda|work=The Ringer|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> |
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Spiro studied [[Behavioral neuroscience|Biopsychology]] at [[Tufts University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20180708/beat-wellesley-bred-lawyer-alex-spiro-matchup-nightmare-on-court-and-in-courtroom|title=The Beat: Wellesley-bred lawyer Alex Spiro a matchup nightmare on the court and in the courtroom|last=Correspondent|first=Tim Whelan Jr./Daily News|work=MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}</ref> While in college, he considered a career in psychiatry and worked on an adolescent psychiatry unit at [[McLean Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://today.law.harvard.edu/basketball-stars-go-guy/|title=Basketball Stars' Go-To Guy - Harvard Law Today|work=Harvard Law Today|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> |
Spiro studied [[Behavioral neuroscience|Biopsychology]] at [[Tufts University]].<ref name=bg>{{Cite news|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20180708/beat-wellesley-bred-lawyer-alex-spiro-matchup-nightmare-on-court-and-in-courtroom|title=The Beat: Wellesley-bred lawyer Alex Spiro a matchup nightmare on the court and in the courtroom|last=Correspondent|first=Tim Whelan Jr./Daily News|work=MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816081555/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20180708/beat-wellesley-bred-lawyer-alex-spiro-matchup-nightmare-on-court-and-in-courtroom |archive-date=August 16, 2021}}}}</ref> While in college, he considered a career in psychiatry and worked on an adolescent psychiatry unit at [[McLean Hospital]].<ref name=bio2>{{Cite news|url=https://today.law.harvard.edu/basketball-stars-go-guy/|title=Basketball Stars' Go-To Guy - Harvard Law Today|work=Harvard Law Today|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> In 2008, Spiro received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Harvard Law School]].<ref name=bg/> |
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== Legal career == |
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Spiro attended [[Harvard Law School]]. During law school, Spiro was one of the Boston-area law students who received an ethical lawyering award from the Northeast chapter of the [[Association of Corporate Counsel]]. In 2008, Spiro received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from Harvard Law School. |
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| ⚫ | In 2016, Spiro filed a lawsuit against the [[University of Oregon]] on behalf of two basketball players who were expelled after being accused of sexually assaulting a freshman at an off-campus party in 2014. The lawsuit alleged that Oregon investigators were biased against the expelled students and asked for damages in the amount of $10 million for each player.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kval.com/news/local/ex-uo-basketball-players-accused-of-rape-file-lawsuit-against-university|title=Ex-UO basketball players accused of rape file lawsuit against university|last=KVAL|work=KVAL|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref> The lawsuit has been dismissed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Appeals court upholds 2014 dismissal of Oregon players|url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/06/04/oregon-players-appeal-dismissal-rape-allegations|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Also in 2016, Spiro represented [[Aaron Hernandez]] in his double homicide trial and the appeal of his 2015 murder conviction<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/16053466/aaron-hernandez-hires-new-defense-team-includes-lawyer-represented-casey-anthony|title=A. Hernandez hires Casey Anthony lawyer, others|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en}}</ref> in which he was initially acquitted, although Hernandez’s murder conviction was reinstated in a ruling from Massachusetts’ highest court in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Durken Richer |first1=Alanna |title=Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction |url=https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-football-professional-football-2a80cc5593d14d598b0b5e3eb133a93a |publisher=AP News |date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2017, Spiro won a lawsuit against New York City, which agreed to pay $4 million to [[Thabo Sefolosha]], who was an NBA player for the [[Atlanta Hawks]] at the time. In the federal lawsuit, he accused five police officers of false arrest and using excessive force during an encounter outside a Manhattan nightclub.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/nyregion/thabo-sefolosha-ny-atlanta-false-arrest-suit.html|title=New York City to Pay N.B.A.'s Thabo Sefolosha $4 Million to End False-Arrest Suit|author=James C. McKinley Jr.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/10/quinn-emanuel-pulls-off-coup-with-big-time-criminal-defense-hire/|title=Quinn Emanuel Pulls Off Coup With Big-Time Criminal Defense Hire|last=Patrice|first=Joe|work=Above the Law|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Spiro worked at the [[New York County District Attorney|Manhattan District Attorney's Office]] as an Assistant District Attorney until 2013. He prosecuted [[Rodney Alcala]], known as “The Dating Game Killer," for two New York murders in the 1970s.<ref |
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In 2018, Spiro was part of the defense team for David Demos, defending his case involving the use of illegal sales practices, including fraud for lying to clients. Another notable case of this instance includes that of [[Jesse Litvak]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-04/bond-trader-crackdown-stalls-but-wall-street-may-never-be-same|title=Bond-Trader Crackdown Stalls, But Wall Street May Never Be Same|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=4 May 2018|access-date=2018-08-25}}</ref> |
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=== Notable cases & Clients === |
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| ⚫ | In February 2019, Spiro was asked by Jay-Z and [[Roc Nation]]<ref name=cases>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/02/attorney-alex-spiro-explains-how-jay-z-roc-nation-fights-to-free-21-savage|title=Attorney Alex Spiro Explains How JAY-Z and Roc Nation Will Fight For 21 Savage|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> to help with the immigration arrest of rapper/songwriter [[21 Savage]], resulting in the rapper's release from federal custody.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/arts/21-savage-released.html|title=21 Savage to Be Released From ICE Custody, His Lawyers Say|last=Stack|first=Liam|date=2019-02-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-07|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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[[Jay-Z|Jay Z]] & [[Roc Nation]] - Spiro has represented Jay Z and his record label Roc Nation in numerous legal matters in addition to a number of civil rights and philanthropic matters. In June 2021 Spiro was able to obtain a temporary restraining order against co-founder [[Damon Dash]] in Manhattan federal court blocking a planned [[non-fungible token]] (NFT) auction of his copyright interest in Jay-Z’s debut album “[[Reasonable Doubt (album)|Reasonable Doubt]]”. In November 2021 A New York Jury decided in favor and found Jay Z not liable in a suit stemming from a cologne deal in 2013. |
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| ⚫ | In March 2019, Spiro was chosen to be part of [[Robert Kraft|Robert Kraft's]] legal team, defending him against misdemeanor charges of solicitation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Francescani|first1=Chris|date=March 10, 2019|title=Patriots' owner Robert Kraft has assembled a legal dream team to handle his misdemeanor sex solicitation case; can they save him?|work=[[ABC News]]|url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-assembled-legal-dream-team-234510439--abc-news-topstories.html|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> |
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Elon Musk - In 2019, Spiro defended Elon Musk in a publicized defamation case raised by Vernon Unsworth from statements made relating to their involvement in the [[Tham Luang cave rescue]]. The jury ultimately found Musk not liable. Spiro has represented Mr. Musk in several other matters including a suit brought by shareholders over Tesla acquiring [[SolarCity]]. |
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| ⚫ | In September 2019, Spiro obtained a dismissal of a breach of contract and unjust enrichment claim brought by a former trainer of tennis player [[Naomi Osaka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2019/09/13/dismissed-broward-judge-swats-trainers-lawsuit-against-tennis-star-naomi-osaka/|title=Dismissed: Broward Judge Swats Trainer's Lawsuit Against Tennis Star Naomi Osaka|last1=September 13|first1=Zach Schlein {{!}}|last2=PM|first2=2019 at 04:56|website=Daily Business Review|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> |
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In December 2019, Spiro defended [[Elon Musk]] in a defamation case raised by Vernon Unsworth from statements made relating to their involvement in the [[Tham Luang cave rescue]]. The jury ultimately found Musk not liable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kolodny |first1=Lora |title=Elon Musk found not liable in ‘pedo guy’ defamation trial |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/06/unsworth-vs-musk-pedo-guy-defamation-trial-verdict.html |date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> Spiro has also represented Musk in a suit brought by shareholders over Tesla acquiring [[SolarCity]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Dana |title=Lawyer Who Helped Musk Beat Defamation Suit Takes on Tesla’s Investors |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-24/lawyer-who-helped-musk-beat-defamation-suit-takes-on-investors |publisher=Bloomberg |date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> |
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Spiro led investigations and litigation involving [[Robert Durst]], [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], and [[L'Wren Scott]] (Mick Jagger's girlfriend), and in 2021 the Family of [[Disappearance of Don Lewis|Don Lewis]] hired Spiro to investigate his 1997 disappearance which gained renewed interest after the airing of the Netflix series [[Tiger King]]. |
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| ⚫ | In March 2020, Spiro and hip-hop artists [[Killer Mike]], [[Meek Mill]], [[Yo Gotti]], and [[Chance the Rapper]] sent a brief to the United States Supreme Court, detailing the ways rap music is stigmatized and stereotyped by the legal system.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotlight-alex-spiro-hip-hop-criminal-justice-reform-attorney/|title=Spotlight: Jay-Z and Meek Mill Lawyer Alex Spiro Is Hip-Hop's Most Sought-After Criminal Justice Attorney|first1=Tatiana|last1=Cirisano|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In May 2020, Spiro filed a lawsuit against the health care providers for inmates at Mississippi prisons, after Jay-Z's Roc Nation filed their own lawsuit on behalf of a group of inmates. The lawsuit accuses them of an "entire breakdown in Mississippi prisons' healthcare system."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/roc-nation-attorney-sues-mississippi-prison-health-care-provider-news.111256.html|title=Roc Nation Attorney Sues Mississippi Prison Health Care Provider|date=May 27, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop}}</ref> |
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=== Civil Rights Cases === |
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In May 2021, the family of [[Disappearance of Don Lewis|Don Lewis]] hired Spiro to investigate his 1997 disappearance which gained renewed interest after the airing of the [[Netflix]] series [[Tiger King]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Best |first1=Paul |title=Tiger King: Family of Carole Baskin's ex-husband hires attorney Alex Spiro to investigate his disappearance |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tiger-king-family-of-carole-baskins-ex-husband-hires-attorney-alex-spiro-to-investigate-his-disappearance |publisher=Fox News |date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> |
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Spiro is part of several civil rights causes and cases. He is the chair of the Fair Punishment Project, of the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School. |
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In June 2021, Spiro obtained a temporary restraining order against [[Roc Nation]] co-founder [[Damon Dash]] in Manhattan federal court, blocking a planned [[non-fungible token]] auction of his copyright interest in [[Jay-Z]]’s debut album “[[Reasonable Doubt (album)|Reasonable Doubt]]”.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brittian |first1=Blake |title=Jay-Z label Roc-A-Fella blocks co-founder’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT auction |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/jay-z-label-roc-a-fella-blocks-co-founders-reasonable-doubt-nft-auction-2021-06-22/ |publisher=Reuters |date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> |
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In November 2021, a New York Jury decided in favor of Spiro, finding Jay-Z not liable in a suit stemming from a cologne deal in 2013. Jay-Z was awarded $4.5 million as a result.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donahue |first1=Bill |title=Jay-Z Wins $4.5M In Unpaid Royalties Over Failed Cologne Partnership |url=https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/jay-z-wins-unpaid-royalties-cologne-partnership-1235036145/ |publisher=Billboard |date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> |
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Alex Spiro took over the case of Pedro Hernandez, a teenager who was arrested in connection with a September 2015 shooting. According to a private investigator the family hired, there was evidence that proved investigators in the 42nd Precinct and a Bronx prosecutor coerced young men to sign false complaints against Hernandez.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/in-justice-today/lawyer-for-pedro-hernandez-says-bronx-das-office-is-still-withholding-key-evidence-585e3cb7f8bf|title=Lawyer for Pedro Hernandez Says Bronx DA's Office Is Still Withholding Key Evidence|last=Rivlin-Nadler|first=Max|date=2018-05-09|website=Medium|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref> |
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Spiro has previously been involved with investigations and litigation surrounding [[Robert Durst]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Silva |first1=Daniella |title=Robert Durst to Face Wrongful Death Suit From Family of First Wife, Kathleen |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/robert-durst/robert-durst-face-wrongful-death-suit-family-first-wife-kathleen-n445581 |date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=No Jail Time for Jazz Musician Arrested in Philip Seymour Hoffman Death Probe |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/philip-seymour-hoffmans-death-probe-musician-6236444/ |publisher=Billboard |date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> Spiro has represented musical artists, such as [[Mick Jagger]]<ref name=cases/>{{Better source needed}} and [[Bobby Shmurda]]<ref name=bio/>, as well as athletes, including [[Charles Oakley]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Begley |first1=Ian |title=Criminal case against Charles Oakley officially dismissed |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22300292/criminal-case-charles-oakley-officially-dismissed |publisher=ESPN |date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> and [[Julian Edelman]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breech |first1=John |title=Julian Edelman is appealing his suspension and here's his plan to get it overturned |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/julian-edelman-is-appealing-his-suspension-and-heres-his-plan-to-get-it-overturned/ |date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2016, Spiro filed a lawsuit against the [[University of Oregon]] on behalf of two basketball players who were expelled after being accused of sexually assaulting a freshman at an off-campus party in 2014 |
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| ⚫ | In 2017, Spiro won a lawsuit against New York City, which agreed to pay $4 million to Thabo Sefolosha, |
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| ⚫ | In February 2019, Spiro was asked by Jay-Z and [[Roc Nation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/02/attorney-alex-spiro-explains-how-jay-z-roc-nation-fights-to-free-21-savage|title=Attorney Alex Spiro Explains How JAY-Z and Roc Nation Will Fight For 21 Savage|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> to help with the |
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=== Trial verdicts === |
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Spiro secured acquittals in a number of cases including Elon Musk being found not liable in a defamation case, [[Thabo Sefolosha|Thabo Sefolosha's]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/10/quinn-emanuel-pulls-off-coup-with-big-time-criminal-defense-hire/|title=Quinn Emanuel Pulls Off Coup With Big-Time Criminal Defense Hire|last=Patrice|first=Joe|work=Above the Law|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> obstruction and resisting arrest charges, and several Wall Street traders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-04/bond-trader-crackdown-stalls-but-wall-street-may-never-be-same|title=Bond-Trader Crackdown Stalls, But Wall Street May Never Be Same|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=4 May 2018|access-date=2018-08-25}}</ref> Spiro represented Aaron Hernandez in a case in which he was acquitted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/16053466/aaron-hernandez-hires-new-defense-team-includes-lawyer-represented-casey-anthony|title=A. Hernandez hires Casey Anthony lawyer, others|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Business ventures === |
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Spiro is a board member of [[Glassbridge Enterprises]], an American Holding company that focuses on investment, asset management, and enterprise data storage. He was named Director and Board Member of [[Evine]], which is a multi-platform interactive digital company. |
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Spiro also sits on the Board of Directors for [[Arrive Venture Capital|Arrive]], a private equity joint venture with Glassbridge Enterprises, and was launched in 2017 in collaboration with Primary Venture Partners and [[Roc Nation]]. |
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Revision as of 09:18, 26 April 2022
Alex Spiro | |
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| Born | December 12, 1982 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tufts University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Alexander Benjamin Spiro (born December 12, 1982) is an American trial lawyer. He is a partner at the New York office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Early life and education
Spiro was born in New York and grew up in Boston.[1]
Spiro studied Biopsychology at Tufts University.[2] While in college, he considered a career in psychiatry and worked on an adolescent psychiatry unit at McLean Hospital.[3] In 2008, Spiro received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2]
Legal career
In 2016, Spiro filed a lawsuit against the University of Oregon on behalf of two basketball players who were expelled after being accused of sexually assaulting a freshman at an off-campus party in 2014. The lawsuit alleged that Oregon investigators were biased against the expelled students and asked for damages in the amount of $10 million for each player.[4] The lawsuit has been dismissed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously.[5]
Also in 2016, Spiro represented Aaron Hernandez in his double homicide trial and the appeal of his 2015 murder conviction[6] in which he was initially acquitted, although Hernandez’s murder conviction was reinstated in a ruling from Massachusetts’ highest court in 2019.[7]
In 2017, Spiro won a lawsuit against New York City, which agreed to pay $4 million to Thabo Sefolosha, who was an NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks at the time. In the federal lawsuit, he accused five police officers of false arrest and using excessive force during an encounter outside a Manhattan nightclub.[8][9]
In 2018, Spiro was part of the defense team for David Demos, defending his case involving the use of illegal sales practices, including fraud for lying to clients. Another notable case of this instance includes that of Jesse Litvak.[10]
In February 2019, Spiro was asked by Jay-Z and Roc Nation[11] to help with the immigration arrest of rapper/songwriter 21 Savage, resulting in the rapper's release from federal custody.[12]
In March 2019, Spiro was chosen to be part of Robert Kraft's legal team, defending him against misdemeanor charges of solicitation.[13]
In September 2019, Spiro obtained a dismissal of a breach of contract and unjust enrichment claim brought by a former trainer of tennis player Naomi Osaka.[14]
In December 2019, Spiro defended Elon Musk in a defamation case raised by Vernon Unsworth from statements made relating to their involvement in the Tham Luang cave rescue. The jury ultimately found Musk not liable.[15] Spiro has also represented Musk in a suit brought by shareholders over Tesla acquiring SolarCity.[16]
In March 2020, Spiro and hip-hop artists Killer Mike, Meek Mill, Yo Gotti, and Chance the Rapper sent a brief to the United States Supreme Court, detailing the ways rap music is stigmatized and stereotyped by the legal system.[17]
In May 2020, Spiro filed a lawsuit against the health care providers for inmates at Mississippi prisons, after Jay-Z's Roc Nation filed their own lawsuit on behalf of a group of inmates. The lawsuit accuses them of an "entire breakdown in Mississippi prisons' healthcare system."[18]
In May 2021, the family of Don Lewis hired Spiro to investigate his 1997 disappearance which gained renewed interest after the airing of the Netflix series Tiger King.[19]
In June 2021, Spiro obtained a temporary restraining order against Roc Nation co-founder Damon Dash in Manhattan federal court, blocking a planned non-fungible token auction of his copyright interest in Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt”.[20]
In November 2021, a New York Jury decided in favor of Spiro, finding Jay-Z not liable in a suit stemming from a cologne deal in 2013. Jay-Z was awarded $4.5 million as a result.[21]
Spiro has previously been involved with investigations and litigation surrounding Robert Durst[22] and Philip Seymour Hoffman.[23] Spiro has represented musical artists, such as Mick Jagger[11][better source needed] and Bobby Shmurda[1], as well as athletes, including Charles Oakley[24] and Julian Edelman.[25]
Prosecution
Spiro worked at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney until 2013.[3] He prosecuted Rodney Alcala, known as “The Dating Game Killer," for two New York murders in the 1970s.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "He Who Would Defend Shmurda". The Ringer. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ a b Correspondent, Tim Whelan Jr./Daily News. "The Beat: Wellesley-bred lawyer Alex Spiro a matchup nightmare on the court and in the courtroom". MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help)}} - ^ a b "Basketball Stars' Go-To Guy - Harvard Law Today". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ KVAL. "Ex-UO basketball players accused of rape file lawsuit against university". KVAL. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Appeals court upholds 2014 dismissal of Oregon players". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "A. Hernandez hires Casey Anthony lawyer, others". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ Durken Richer, Alanna (March 13, 2019). "Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction". AP News.
- ^ James C. McKinley Jr. (April 6, 2017). "New York City to Pay N.B.A.'s Thabo Sefolosha $4 Million to End False-Arrest Suit". The New York Times.
- ^ Patrice, Joe. "Quinn Emanuel Pulls Off Coup With Big-Time Criminal Defense Hire". Above the Law. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "Bond-Trader Crackdown Stalls, But Wall Street May Never Be Same". Bloomberg.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ a b "Attorney Alex Spiro Explains How JAY-Z and Roc Nation Will Fight For 21 Savage". Complex. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Stack, Liam (2019-02-12). "21 Savage to Be Released From ICE Custody, His Lawyers Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Francescani, Chris (March 10, 2019). "Patriots' owner Robert Kraft has assembled a legal dream team to handle his misdemeanor sex solicitation case; can they save him?". ABC News. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ September 13, Zach Schlein |; PM, 2019 at 04:56. "Dismissed: Broward Judge Swats Trainer's Lawsuit Against Tennis Star Naomi Osaka". Daily Business Review. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Kolodny, Lora (December 6, 2019). "Elon Musk found not liable in 'pedo guy' defamation trial".
- ^ Hull, Dana (February 24, 2020). "Lawyer Who Helped Musk Beat Defamation Suit Takes on Tesla's Investors". Bloomberg.
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