By Law360 Staff
Excerpts from Law360’s interview with nationally renowned trial attorney Alex Walsh, who joined Anapol Weiss as a shareholder in September. Anapol Weiss announced on September 10 that it was adding Alex Walsh, as well as Walsh Law's four attorneys and six staff members. The move gives the firm a new location in Washington, D.C., and a foothold in several new mass tort arenas that Walsh's team has been involved in, including litigation over social media addiction, Uber driver sexual assaults, and side effects of Ozempic and similar weight loss medications.
Question: Were you familiar with Anapol Weiss' work prior to them getting in touch with you?
Answer: I was very familiar with the firm through my good friend [and Anapol Weiss shareholder] Tracy Finken, who is a real leader in the mass tort space. She's one of the co-leads of the Zantac MDL, where she did an amazing job of wrangling a complex litigation. She's been doing this kind of work for 20 years. She is so smart and so dedicated — leaves no stone unturned. That was a huge draw for me.
The other thing I knew about the firm is that they've been around for 45 years and are very well established, a huge brand name in Philadelphia. Tom Anapol, whose dad started the firm, he's been making some very cool moves over the last couple of years in terms of bringing in new shareholders, new senior litigators, and what he told me is "Look, this firm is going to outlast me, and I want to make it the strongest possible firm it can be that continues to deliver good, high quality service to our clients, and that means bringing in the next generation."
So with my addition, Anapol Weiss is now a majority female-owned firm, which made me realize I have not worked for a firm that wasn't female-majority owned since I left Paul Weiss in 2016.
One of the things that was so important to me about choosing Anapol Weiss is that they've been doing plaintiffs' work for a long time and they have a deeply ingrained commitment to treating clients like people. They're not just numbers, they're not just files. They heavily vet their cases. They're always going to pick up the phone.
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