Alexander P. Herd

Alexander has been an associate with the Tendy Law Office since 2016, serving as outside general counsel for businesses and nonprofit organizations in New York.  Alexander provides a broad range of legal services including drafting bylaws, creating internal policies, and ensuring compliance with both New York Corporations Law and New York Not for Profit Corporations Law, among others.  Alexander also has represented clients in a number of complex cases, including commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense and intellectual property litigation in the Southern District of New York.  He has also performed significant pro bono work, including assisting with the appeal of a murder conviction and advocating for an employee’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.  In 2018, Alexander had an article entitled “Practice What You Preach: Why Ethical Policies are Good for Business”  published by Corporate Counsel.

Since graduating from American University Washington College of Law in 2014, Alexander has developed a well-rounded legal experience while working for boutique law firms in New York City and on Long Island, providing both litigation and transactional work for a wide array of clients, typically to meet the needs of small businesses. He has represented clients in cases involving fraud, intellectual property rights, Civil RICO, employment issues, defamation and commercial litigation.

Prior to graduating law school, Alexander served as a student attorney at the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office where he conducted a number of bench trials and arraignments.  Alexander also authored an article about the liability issues surrounding Google’s autonomous car which was published in Faulkner Law Review in 2014.

Alexander was admitted to practice in the Southern District of New York in July 2018 and expects to receive more experience in Federal practice.