About Alex Kriegsman

Alex Kriegsman has a diverse litigation practice, representing clients in a broad range of matters in federal and state courts. He has extensive experience in construction litigation, successfully representing developers, home owners, and builders in fraud and breach of contract suits. Alex also has a remarkable record of success in litigating Article 78 proceedings against municipalities who have denied his clients’ development applications.

Previously, Alex was an Assistant United States Attorney for over 5 years, where he successfully tried civil and criminal cases in federal court. He was given numerous awards and commendations for his work on several high-profile health care fraud cases involving settlements in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

After clerking for federal district court and state supreme court judges, Alex began his career at Skadden, Arps, where he spent several years working on major commercial litigation. He also served as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, handling environmental, land use and natural resources litigation.

Alex has taught lawyering skills and legal writing classes as an Adjunct Professor of Law at George Washington University and Cardozo Law School.