Alexandra Day Coyle advises banks and other financial institutions engaged in complex commercial disputes and securities-related litigation. Alexandra's experience includes representing entities involved in investigations and disputes concerning allegations of securities fraud, money laundering, deficiencies with AML compliance, healthcare fraud, and white-collar crime. Before joining DWT, Alexandra was a litigation associate at an international firm's New York office, where she represented clients in SEC and cross-border investigations and was seconded to an international hedge fund's compliance department during her second year of practice.
Alexandra previously served as a legal extern to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, focusing on violent crimes. She engages in pro bono work serving individuals seeking post-conviction relief or representation in immigration cases.
SEC investigation*
Allegations relating to money laundering and AML compliance deficiencies*
Allegations of healthcare fraud*
Secondment with international hedge fund*
Admitted to Practice
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2020, cum laude
- Director of Outreach: Georgetown Law Technology Review
- CALI Award, Advanced Criminal Procedure, 2019
- Catalyst Fellowship Grant, NYC Commission on Human Rights, 2018
- Certified Student Attorney: Georgetown University Law Center Domestic Violence Clinic, 2020
- B.A., History, Boston College, 2015, cum laude Minor: International Studies
Memberships & Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association
Professional Recognition
- Catalyst Fellowship Grant for work at the New York City Commission on Human Rights, 2018
Background
- Litigation Associate, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, 2021-2024
- Legal Extern, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, 2019
- Legal Extern, AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women, Washington, D.C., 2019
- Legal Intern, New York City Commission on Human Rights, New York, 2018
- Litigation Paralegal, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C., 2015-2017