Personal Background
Alex J. Brown is the Managing Attorney of the Lanier Law Firm’s Business Litigation section. Alex represents companies and individuals in federal and state courts across the country at both the trial and appellate level, and in domestic and international arbitration forums. Before he became a plaintiff’s lawyer, Alex was a partner in the Houston office of one of the oldest and largest law firms in Texas. There, he represented multi-national corporations in complex business disputes involving international project development, partnerships, oil and gas ventures, corporate governance and shareholder’s rights, real estate development, and mass tort litigation.
When he isn’t traveling around the country for firm clients, Alex enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and being outdoors.
Representative Cases
- Co-Counsel for eight states (Texas, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South Dakota) in an anti-trust case against Google
- Trial counsel for the State of Maryland for damages arising from a ship collision with the Baltimore Key Bridge resulting in its collapse
- Co-counsel for the State of Louisiana in an action case against a national Pharmacy Benefits Manager
- Co-Counsel for the State of Texas in litigation concerning the marketing and sale of PFAS containing products
- Counsel for The United States Football League in trademark litigation against Fox Sports
- Trial team member securing $1 billion jury verdict in medical device litigation (2016)
- Trial team member securing $502 million jury verdict in medical device litigation (2016)
- Trial team member securing $9 billion jury verdict in pharmaceutical litigation (2014)
- Counsel for various whistleblowers in federal and state qui tam actions against pharmaceutical companies, defense contractors, and pharmacy benefit managers
- Defense counsel for a pharmaceutical company in litigation brought by a consortium of insurance companies
- Counsel for Texas energy company in ICC and ICSID arbitration proceedings against Federal Government of Nigeria
- Trial team member representing a coalition of sugar farmers and producers against agribusiness conglomerates for false advertising claims
- First chair trial counsel for national real estate investment trust
- Class action counsel for Carteret, New Jersey homeowners in heavy metals contamination litigation
- Trial committee chair for a joint venture pursuing natural resource damages cases on behalf of the State of New Jersey
- Defense counsel for oil and gas interest owner in joint operating agreement dispute
- Defense counsel for national packaging company in a non-compete dispute
- Counsel for U.S. retailer in litigation against a Chinese manufacturer
- Defense counsel for CEO in minority shareholder litigation
- Litigation counsel for a creditor’s committee in bankruptcy court related to a plan of reorganization dispute
- Counsel for land investor against Circuit of The Americas race organizers
- Defense counsel for developer in partnership dispute involving a Lake Travis development project
- Counsel for landowners in property damage litigation against multinational oil company
- Defense counsel in FINRA arbitration for a stockbroker accused of mishandling client trading accounts
- Counsel for royalty owner in litigation against an oil and gas well operator
- Counsel for securities traders against a securities trading company for breach of a tag- along agreement
- Wrongful death counsel for family of oil rig worker killed in drilling-rig accident
- Personal injury counsel for a rifle misfire victim and class action counsel for a national class of firearm owners who purchased the same model rifle
Education
- J.D. – University of Houston Law Center, Articles Editor UHLC Journal of International Law
- Bachelor from Texas Tech University, magna cum laude
Awards
- Best Lawyers – Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Lawdragon, (2025)
- Named a “Texas Rising Star” by Texas Monthly Magazine and Thomson Reuters
- Recognized as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters
- Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
- Recognized by The Legal 500 – the world’s largest legal referral guide
- Honored to be selected as American Lawyer‘s list of Top Rated Lawyers for International Law & International Trade.
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell
Community and Professional Activities
- Member, National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member, American Association of Justice
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, International Dispute Resolution Centre
- Member, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Calf Scramble Committee