Marissa Alter-Nelson

Practice Areas

Marissa Alter-Nelson, a nationally recognized litigator, helps corporate clients secure favorable verdicts in high-stakes litigation and optimal out-of-court settlements.

Marissa guides clients in their most complex business, commercial, and financial disputes, including those relating to:

- Derivatives and securities trading

- Breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts

- Mergers and acquisitions

- Cybercrime and data breaches

- US and international arbitration

- Contract disputes

- Bankruptcy

- Antitrust and competition

- Class actions

- Real estate

She also defends companies in US government agency investigations, including against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Marissa maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented individuals in post-conviction proceedings challenging capital murder convictions in Alabama and in family law matters.

Marissa is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She is member of the Associates Council of Prep for Prep, an educational program that offers students of high financial need access to private school educations, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. She is former adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law.