E. Alex Beroukhim | People | Arnold & Porter

Alex Beroukhim, co-chair of the Consumer Products & Retail Industry Group, is a litigator whose practice focuses on complex litigation, including consumer class actions, products liability, and environmental litigation. Alex advises clients on price comparison advertising, including compliance with FTC guidelines and California law relating to former price advertisements, BOGO advertisements, and MSRP representations. His clients include national department stores, vitamin and mineral sellers, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, energy companies, and aerospace companies.

Mr. Beroukhim has disposed of many actions at the pleading stage and on summary judgment. He also has successfully represented clients in significant trials and arbitrations. His recent defense of a national retailer in a multi-billion dollar false advertising action brought by the Los Angeles City Attorney earned the Daily Journal’s “Top Trial Verdicts” award.

Focus Areas

Experience

Butter manufacturer in threatened PFAS litigation.
Infant formula manufacturer in PFAS litigation.
Real estate management company in lease dispute.
Online retailers in consumer class action litigation.
Product manufacturer in consumer class action litigation.

Foreign corporation in breach of contract dispute.
Vitamin and mineral seller in consumer class action litigation.
National department store in public civil penalty enforcement action.
Holding company in breach of contract dispute.
Wine and spirit seller in consumer class action litigation.
Global energy company in consumer class action litigation.
Seller of a pharmaceutical business in a post-acquisition contract and business tort dispute relating to the payment of earn-outs on the sale.
National department store chain in consumer class action litigation.
Aerospace manufacturer in two groundwater contamination cases involving numerous defendants and several alleged COCs.
Live event video production company in trade secret and fiduciary duty litigation against its former president and his new competing venture.
Liability insurer in connection with hundreds of childhood sexual abuse claims against a Roman Catholic diocese.
Convenience store franchisor against merchandise supplier's claims of business interference and unfair completion.

Pharmaceutical companies in product defect cases.
Computer hardware manufacturer in an action where plaintiffs are claiming injury based on in utero exposure to toxic chemicals.
Aerospace manufacturer in an action brought by more than 100 individual plaintiffs alleging exposure to toxic chemicals at former facility.
Pharmaceutical company in multistate products liability action alleging defective warnings.

Individual in breach of contract and financial elder abuse matter.
Individual in connection with elder abuse claim against neighbor.
Three women in connection with their application for asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture.