Alexander Willscher

Practice Areas

White-collar and securities matters, including accounting fraud, market manipulation, insider trading, FCPA violations, bank and lending fraud, asset forfeiture, violations of economic sanctions, and international money laundering offenses

Career

Alex Willscher is the Deputy Managing Partner of S&C’s Criminal Defense & Investigations Group. A distinguished former prosecutor

with two decades of experience, he has advised the world’s biggest financial institutions in navigating high-stakes government

investigations and civil litigation. He handles a wide range of white-collar and securities matters, including

accounting fraud, antitrust, congressional investigations, insider trading, and FCPA violations. He has secured

declinations and favorable settlements in major investigations for clients such as Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan.

He serves as lead counsel in a variety of civil lawsuits and trial matters. Mr. Willscher has tried 10 criminal jury

cases in federal court. Recognized as a leader in the field, Mr. Willscher has been described by Chambers USA as

an advocate who “knows how to be tenacious without being offensive”; “His skill is absolutely remarkable.” Mr.

Willscher served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 2004 through 2010. He clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.

Professional Memberships

The Federal Bar Council; The New York City Bar, Federal Courts Committee; The Supreme Court Historical Society; Criminal Justice Act Panel, SDNY (2014-2023)

Personal

University of Chicago Law (J.D., 2000); Dartmouth (A.B., 1996)