J. Alexander Hood II
Partner
OFFICE
New York
PRACTICE AREAS
Securities Litigation
LAW SCHOOL
Boston University School of Law (J.D.); University of Oregon School of Law (LL.M.)
ADMITTED
New York; United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York, the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Northern District of Illinois, the Northern District of Indiana, the Southern District of Texas; and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
CONTACT
J. Alexander Hood II joined Pomerantz in June 2015 and was elevated to Of Counsel to the Firm in 2019. He was elevated to Partner in 2022. Alex leads the Firm’s case origination team, identifying and investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws. In 2023, Alex was selected as a Rising Star in the National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers awards competition. This award honors lawyers under 40 who represent the next generation of legal leaders. He has been named a Super Lawyers® Rising Star each year since 2019.
He has been named a Super Lawyers® Rising Star each year since 2019.
Alex played a key role in securing Pomerantz’s appointment as Lead Counsel in actions against Yahoo!, Inc., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., Wynn Resorts Limited, Mylan N.V., The Western Union Company, Perrigo Company plc, Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., AT&T, Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, and Raytheon Technologies Corporation, among others.
Alex also oversees the firm’s involvement on behalf of institutional investors in non-U.S. litigations, assisting Pomerantz clients with respect to evaluating and pursuing recovery in foreign jurisdictions, including matters in the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, and elsewhere.
Prior to joining Pomerantz, Alex practiced at nationally recognized law firms, where he was involved in commercial, financial services, corporate governance and securities matters.
Alex graduated from Boston University School of Law (J.D.) and from the University of Oregon School of Law (LL.M.). During law school, he served as a member of the Boston University Review of Banking & Financial Law and participated in the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition. In addition, Alex clerked for the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee and, as a legal extern, worked on the Center for Biological Diversity’s Clean Water Act suit against BP in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Alex is admitted to practice in New York; the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York; the District of Colorado; the Eastern District of Michigan; the Eastern District of Wisconsin; the Northern District of Illinois; the Northern District of Indiana; the Southern District of Texas; and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit.