Alexander Willscher

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

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.

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

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