Alexandra Walsh is a nationally recognized trial attorney with extensive experience trying and winning cases in courts throughout the country. In 2021, after years of defending corporate clients, Alex launched Walsh Law to use her expertise and experience to fight for plaintiffs seeking justice in the nation’s courts. More recently, Alex brought the team she built at Walsh Law to Anapol Weiss where she will join an already elite group of litigators and help this firm expand its trial and product liability practices to the national level.
Trial Successes
Alex’s successes at trial are well-recognized. In 2018, she received accolades from the National Law Journal for her decisive trial win in the national litigation concerning blockbuster blood thinner, Xarelto. In 2019, Law360 named Alex a Trial MVP of the Year for her victory in a major consumer fraud class action targeting One A Day multivitamins. In 2020, New York Law Journal elevated to its Verdict Hall of Fame the billion-dollar jury award Alex helped secure in a fraud and negligence case against media giant, Vivendi SA.
For these and other successes, Alex is honored to be a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, which limits its membership to “experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.”
Leadership in the Plaintiffs Bar
- Co-chair of the Trial Committee and member of the Steering Committee in the Multi-District Litigation, In re: Uber Technologies, Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation.
- Co-chair of the Trial Committee and member of the Executive Committee in the Multi-District Litigation, In re: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAS) Products Liability Litigation.
- Co-chair of the Trial Committee and member of the Steering Committee in the Multi-District Litigation, In re: Baby Food Products Liability Litigation.
- Co-chair of the Discovery Committee concerning the Meta Defendants and member of the Executive Committee in the Multi-District Litigation, In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation.
- Lead counsel in nationwide class action on behalf of parents misled regarding the safety of the Roblox platform, Murphy et al. v. Roblox Corporation (3:23-cv-01940).
Trial Experience
- Trial counsel in bellwether case in Multi-District Litigation, In re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation.
- Trial counsel in product liability class action concerning alleged misrepresentations regarding One A Day multivitamin.
- Trial counsel in multiple bellwether cases in national litigation concerning blood thinner, Xarelto.
- Trial counsel in national litigation concerning birth control device, Essure.
- Trial counsel in bellwether cases concerning anti-depressant, Zoloft.
- Trial counsel in conspiracy case against owners of flash sale site, Rue La La, and eBay.
- Defense counsel in criminal prosecution of Scooter Libby, former Chief of Staff to VP Cheney.
- Defense counsel in criminal prosecution of Michael Singer, best-selling author and former CEO of WebMD subsidiary.
Clerkships
Before beginning her law practice, Alex was honored to serve as law clerk to two of the country’s top jurists: the Honorable Merrick B. Garland, then a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education
Alex attended Bowdoin College, where she graduated summa cum laude, was elected Phi Beta Kappa, and by far most importantly, met her husband Brendan O’Brien. After Bowdoin, Alex attended Stanford Law School, where she served on the Executive Board for the Law Review, loved mixing it up in moot court, and took great pride in winning the school’s prize for Best Oral Advocate.
Community Involvement
Alex firmly believes in giving back to her community. She serves on the board of D.C.’s Legal Aid Society, the city’s oldest and largest civil legal services organization. She also represents Legal Aid clients in landlord-tenant disputes. In addition, Alex is a board member for LIFT-DC, a national non-profit dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for families with children through targeted career, education, and financial coaching. Most recently, Alex has begun volunteering with public charter school DC Prep, where she mentors middle school students.