Advisory Roster

Partners & Counsel

Distinguished practitioners holding benchmark federal clerkships, practice chair roles, and landmark published decisions across corporate governance and intellectual property.

Senior Partner01 // ADVISORY
Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson

Corporate Governance & Cross-Border M&A

Alex specializes in cross-border mergers, corporate restructuring, and international joint ventures, bringing over twenty years of strategic counsel to Fortune 500 boards and financial institutions.

Legal EducationJ.D., Harvard Law School • B.A., Yale University
Federal Judicial ClerkshipHon. Richard A. Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Practice LeadershipCo-Chair, International Transactions & Governance Group
Selected Published DecisionsIn re Sovereign Capital Holdings (Del. Ch. 2021); FTC v. Alliance Media Group (2d Cir. 2023)
Senior Counsel02 // ADVISORY
Maria Lopez

Maria Lopez

Intellectual Property & Patent Prosecution

Maria leads complex patent prosecution, technology transfer matrices, and defense campaigns across the PTAB and Federal Circuit, recognized for establishing decisive IP defensibility.

Legal EducationJ.D., Columbia Law School • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, MIT
Federal Judicial ClerkshipHon. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Practice LeadershipPractice Chair, Global Patent Prosecution & Licensing
Selected Published DecisionsSynthetix Bio v. Veloce Therapeutics (Fed. Cir. 2022); OmniTech Corp. Inter Partes Review (PTAB 2024)
Partner03 // ADVISORY
Julian Vance

Julian Vance

High-Stakes Commercial & Securities Litigation

Julian represents multinational enterprises in federal securities litigation, civil RICO defenses, and regulatory investigations by the SEC and Department of Justice.

Legal EducationJ.D., Stanford Law School • B.A., Princeton University
Federal Judicial ClerkshipHon. Pierre N. Leval, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Practice LeadershipChair, Securities Defense & Appellate Advocacy
Selected Published DecisionsApex Global Fin. v. Vanguard Consortium (S.D.N.Y. 2020); In re Sentinel Algorithmic Securities (2d Cir. 2022)
Senior Counsel04 // ADVISORY
Eleanor Cross

Eleanor Cross

Antitrust, Regulatory Strategy & Trade Defense

Advising market leaders through antitrust clearance, DOJ review thresholds, and trans-Atlantic trade inquiries, Eleanor delivers rigorous regulatory defensibility across contested markets.

Legal EducationJ.D., Georgetown University Law Center • M.Sc., London School of Economics
Federal Judicial ClerkshipHon. Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Practice LeadershipLead Counsel, Cross-Border Regulatory Clearances
Selected Published DecisionsUnited States v. TeleMatrix Systems (D.D.C. 2019); Trans-Atlantic Cargo Consolidation Review (EC/FTC 2023)

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Ethos & Practice Doctrine

Fiduciary discipline anchored in uncompromising intellectual rigor.

At LEX, we represent multinational corporations, institutional funds, and pioneering patent holders. Our trial preparation and corporate advisory adhere to the highest fiduciary benchmark: rigorous statutory insight, absolute confidentiality, and deep courtroom mastery designed to endure severe scrutiny.

Fiduciary Precision

Every strategic opinion and contract clause is calibrated against rigorous statutory baselines, minimizing transactional exposure and defending institutional asset integrity.

Client Discretion

We govern sensitive negotiations, sovereign intellectual property, and restructurings with strict confidentiality protocols, protecting corporate reputation at every stage.

Scholarly Authority

Our counsel is shaped by senior partners and practice chairs whose legal scholarship informs precedent, regulatory standards, and landmark courtroom strategy.