Pomerantz Elevates J. Alexander Hood II to Partner

Pomerantz is proud to announce the promotion of J. Alexander Hood II to Partner.

Alex focuses his practice on securities fraud litigation. He joined the Firm in 2015 as an Associate and was elevated to Of Counsel in 2019. Alex leads the Firm’s case origination team, identifying and investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws.

Alex played a key role in securing Pomerantz’s appointment as Lead or Co-Lead Counsel in actions against Meta Platforms (Facebook), 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, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, and the Nikola 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, Italy, and elsewhere.

Alex has been named a Super Lawyers® Rising Star each year since 2019.

Alex graduated from Boston University School of Law (J.D.) – where he served as a member of the Boston University Review of Banking & Financial Law – and from the University of Oregon School of Law (LL.M.).