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 the Firm in June 2015 and was elevated to Partner in 2022. Alex heads the Firm’s case origination team, identifying and investigating potential violations of federal securities laws, and plays a leading role in securing Lead Plaintiff positions for Pomerantz’s clients.
In 2023, Alex was recognized as a Rising Star in the National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers awards competition, which honors lawyers under 40 poised to become the next generation of legal leaders. Since 2019, he has consistently been named a Super Lawyers® Rising Star.
Alex was instrumental in securing Pomerantz’s appointment as Lead Counsel in actions against Meta Platforms, Inc., AT&T, Inc., Adobe, Inc., Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, Yahoo!, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., Wynn Resorts Limited, and Perrigo Company plc, among others.
Alex also oversees the Firm's representation of institutional investors in non-U.S. litigations, aiding Pomerantz clients with assessing and pursuing recovery in international jurisdictions, including the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, and more.
Before joining Pomerantz, Alex practiced at nationally recognized law firms, handling commercial, financial services, corporate governance, and securities issues.
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.