Alexander F. Porter

Alex Porter is a former federal prosecutor with more than 15 years of experience handling white-collar and litigation matters. Alex represents companies and individuals in government investigations and high-stakes criminal and civil cases. He draws on his experience as a federal prosecutor and first-chair trial lawyer to vigorously defend clients and obtain victories at every stage of litigation.

Alex served as a federal prosecutor for more than eight years, most recently as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. In that role, Alex prosecuted cases involving kickbacks, bribery, healthcare fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, mail/wire fraud, money laundering, tax fraud, and obstruction of justice. He also served as a Trial Attorney with the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he prosecuted healthcare and securities fraud matters.

Given his background handling a wide variety of white-collar cases, Alex works with clients in many industries, including the healthcare, financial services, media, and technology industries. His strategic thinking and sound judgment provide great value to clients facing the challenge of responding to a government investigation or successfully handling a complex litigation matter. As an experienced trial lawyer who has tried cases in both federal and state court and argued before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex regularly handles litigation matters from inception, through trial, and appeal.

Alex represents many clients in criminal and civil healthcare fraud matters. As a former Health Care Fraud Coordinator for the Central District of California and prosecutor with the DOJ Health Care Fraud Strike Force, Alex uses his experience directing multi-agency fraud investigations to effectively defend against False Claims Act investigations and other government enforcement actions.