Alejandro E. Moreno

Mr. Moreno is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Moreno practices general business and commercial litigation. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in disputes in state and federal court, including class action disputes involving claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, bad faith, unjust enrichment, federal securities fraud, and other causes of action. Mr. Moreno has experience handling matters in a diverse array of industries, including, among others, the banking and finance, mortgage, technology and telecommunications, energy and extraction, and pharmaceutical industries. He has also acted as lead associate in derivative representative action lawsuits and class actions relating to mergers and acquisitions.

Education

• J.D., Harvard Law School, 2008
• LL.M, University of Cambridge (King's College), 2007, Commercial Law
• B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003, high honors

Admissions

• California
• Southern and Northern Districts of California

Languages

• Spanish

Appellate Decisions

White v. Manzke, 2011 WL 1021362 (Cal.App.2 Dist.), March 2011 

Memberships

• Member of the Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court, 2011
• Member, San Diego County Bar Association, 2011
• Member, Harvard Law Student Association of San Diego, 2010-current

Articles

Corporate & Securities Law Blog Articles

• "Delaware Chancery Court Clarifies When Corporate Officers and Directors are Entitled to Mandatory Indemnification Under DGCL § 145," March 19, 2012
• "Foreign Corporation's Mere Awareness That Its Products May Ultimately End Up In a Forum State Is Not Sufficient Contact to Support Personal Jurisdiction," January 12, 2012
• "California Court of Appeal Refuses to Permit an Action for Rescission of a Strategic Transaction, Holding That a Board Has No Duty Under California Law to Include a 'Fiduciary Out'," August 22, 2011
• "California Court of Appeal Holds That State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Securities Act Class Actions Unless the Action Is a "Covered Class Action" and Involves a "Covered Security" Under SLUSA," May 31, 2011
• "Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of a Shareholder Derivative Action Based Upon the Lack of Independence of the Special Litigation Committee," April 14, 2011

Financial Institutions Law Blog Articles

• "Borrower's "Show Me The Note" Argument Fails To Halt Foreclosure," May 18, 2012
• "A 'Loan Workout Plan' Is Not An Agreement To Modify A Loan," March 13, 2012
• "Default Judgment Is Not Available In Actions To Quiet Title," January 9, 2012
• "No Need To Record An Assignment Of A Deed Of Trust Prior To Foreclosure," October 21, 2011
• "Too Little, Too Late For Plaintiff's Fraud-Based Mortgage Lawsuit," September 20, 2011
• "The California Court Of Appeal Again Rejects A Claim For Wrongful Foreclosure At The Pleading Stage," September 1, 2011
• "To Avoid Assuming Fiduciary Duties, Mortgage Lenders Should Take Care to Avoid Acting as Mortgage Brokers," April 14, 2011
• "A Borrower May Not Bring An Action To Determine Whether The Owner Of A Mortgage Note Has Authorized A Nonjudicial Foreclosure," April 12, 2011 

Latin American Law Blog Articles

• "Argentina's Parliament Approves A Measure Limiting Amount Of Land That Can Be Purchased By Foreigners," February 10, 2012