Alex Mircheff is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office. His practice emphasizes securities and appellate litigation, and he has substantial experience representing issuers, officers, directors, and underwriters in class action and shareholder derivative matters.
Alex has handled matters across a variety of industries, including biotech, financial services, accounting, real estate, entertainment, engineering, manufacturing, and consumer products.
Multiple of Alex’s wins in stockholder class actions have been recognized as “Defense Verdict of the Year” by publications including The Recorder and Los Angeles Daily Journal. Those matters include dismissals of claims for hundreds of millions of dollars against Herbalife; and against Arrowhead Research Co., where Alex was lead counsel at the trial court and on appeal.
Alex’s clients have also included UBS; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; Edward Jones; Dole; Panda Restaurant Group; Toyota; Deloitte; PwC; Trust Company of the West; major retail, construction, and media companies; law firms, and others.
Alex is recognized by Chambers USA in Securities Litigation and has also been listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in Securities Litigation (2023-2025). He has been named a “Rising Star” by the Southern California “Superlawyers” edition of Los Angeles Magazine and a “Next Generation Lawyer” by Legal 500 in the area of M&A: Litigation Defense. Before joining the firm, Alex served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to the Honorable Gary A. Feess of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Alex earned his law degree summa cum laude from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he was the winner of the William T. Aggeler Award for ranking first in his graduating class, elected Order of the Coif, and served as an editor on the Loyola Law Review.
Alex is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits, and all California federal and state courts.
Alex is also a past Chair of the Board of Directors for California YMCA Youth & Government, a statewide organization with a mission of promoting civic engagement and character development in high school and middle school students.
Capabilities
- Securities Litigation
- Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Class Actions
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- Loyola Marymount University - 2006 Juris Doctor
- University of California - Davis - 2002 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Cynthia Holcomb Hall, 2007 - 2008
- USDC, Central District of California, Hon. Gary Allen Feess, 2006 - 2007