25 Facts About Alex Spiro

Alex Spiro is the eldest of four children to a clinical psychologist mother and a dentist father.

In 2008, Alex Spiro received his JD from Harvard Law School.

Also in 2016, Alex Spiro represented Aaron Hernandez in his double homicide trial and the appeal of his 2015 murder conviction in which he was initially acquitted, although Hernandez's murder conviction was reinstated in a ruling from Massachusetts' highest court in 2019.

In 2017, Alex 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 2018, Alex 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.

In March 2019, Alex Spiro was chosen to be part of Robert Kraft's legal team, defending him against misdemeanor charges of solicitation.

In September 2019, Alex Spiro obtained a dismissal of a breach of contract and unjust enrichment claim brought by a former trainer of tennis player Naomi Osaka.

In December 2019, Alex 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.

Alex Spiro has represented Musk in a suit brought by shareholders over Tesla acquiring SolarCity.

In May 2020, Alex 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.

In May 2021, the family of Don Lewis hired Alex Spiro to investigate his 1997 disappearance which gained renewed interest after the airing of the Netflix series Tiger King.

In June 2021, Alex Spiro obtained a temporary restraining order against Roc-A-Fella 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.

In November 2021, a New York Jury decided in favor of Alex Spiro, finding Jay-Z not liable in a suit stemming from a cologne deal in 2013.

Alex Spiro has previously been involved with investigations and litigation surrounding Robert Durst, Alec Baldwin and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Alex Spiro has represented musical artists, such as Mick Jagger and Bobby Shmurda, as well as athletes, including Charles Oakley and Julian Edelman.

In 2022, Musk appointed Alex Spiro to oversee Twitter's legal, marketing, and trust and safety teams, which included responsibility for Twitter's elections work.

In February 2023, Alex Spiro represented Elon Musk in a securities fraud trial, leading to a verdict that found Musk not liable.

Alex Spiro represented Tesla in a retrial involving a lawsuit filed by former contract worker Owen Diaz.

In May 2023, Alex Spiro, leading Twitter's legal team, accused Microsoft of misusing Twitter's data, potentially exceeding usage limits and breaching usage agreement terms related to government entities, setting the stage for a potential legal battle over AI development.

Alex Spiro represents Charlie Javice in her defense against JPMorgan Chase's lawsuit in which she was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy.

In March 2024, Alex Spiro represented Elon Musk in a defamation lawsuit from Benjamin Brody that accused Musk of falsely suggesting that Brody was a government agent who participated in a neo-Nazi brawl.

Since then, Alex Spiro has faced sanctions over the case for "unauthorized practice of law" due to not being licensed to practice in Texas, where the case was brought.

In July 2024, Alex Spiro defended at trial Alec Baldwin from a New Mexico manslaughter charge stemming from the movie Rust where the cinematographer was shot and killed by Baldwin from a prop gun.

In September 2024, Alex Spiro was an attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams after Adams was indicted in a federal corruption case.

Alex Spiro worked at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney until 2013.