Alex Berengaut is a nationally recognized litigator and co-chair of the firm's Government Litigation practice. He has served as lead counsel in a range of…
Alex Berengaut is a nationally recognized litigator and co-chair of the firm's Government Litigation practice. He has served as lead counsel in a range of commercial disputes and government enforcement proceedings, and currently represents several leading technology companies in litigation and compliance matters relating to data privacy, platform liability, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
In recent years, Alex’s practice has focused on high-stakes disputes involving novel exercises of government power. For over four years, Alex has served as lead counsel to TikTok in defending against legal challenges to its operations in the United States, including by delivering the winning argument in 2020 that blocked a nationwide ban of the app hours before it was set to take effect. He also represented Xiaomi Corporation in challenging the Department of Defense designation that would have barred the company from U.S. financial markets, delivering the winning argument that led the court to enjoin the designation, restoring $10 billion to Xiaomi’s market capitalization.
At the state level, Alex has successfully challenged unconstitutional state legislation and defended against state consumer protection actions—a string of victories which resulted in Alex being recognized as Litigator of the Week, as well as a Law360 MVP in both the Cybersecurity & Privacy and the Technology categories.
Alex has served as counsel to Microsoft Corporation in precedent-setting cases involving government surveillance issues, including Microsoft’s landmark challenge to the government’s attempt to compel disclosure of customer emails stored in Ireland using a search warrant; Microsoft’s First Amendment challenge in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to restrictions on disclosures about government surveillance; and Microsoft’s constitutional challenge to the statute that allows courts to impose gag orders on technology companies, resulting in nationwide reform of the government’s practices under the statute.
Alex maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on trial-level indigent criminal defense and youth immigration matters. From 2017 to 2020, Alex represented the University of California in challenging the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ultimately resulting in a 5-4 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Alex Berengaut is a nationally recognized litigator and co-chair of the firm's Government Litigation practice. He has served as lead counsel in a range of…
Alex Berengaut is a nationally recognized litigator and co-chair of the firm's Government Litigation practice. He has served as lead counsel in a range of commercial disputes and government enforcement proceedings, and currently represents several leading technology companies in litigation and compliance matters relating to data privacy, platform liability, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
In recent years, Alex’s practice has focused on high-stakes disputes involving novel exercises of government power. For over four years, Alex has served as lead counsel to TikTok in defending against legal challenges to its operations in the United States, including by delivering the winning argument in 2020 that blocked a nationwide ban of the app hours before it was set to take effect. He also represented Xiaomi Corporation in challenging the Department of Defense designation that would have barred the company from U.S. financial markets, delivering the winning argument that led the court to enjoin the designation, restoring $10 billion to Xiaomi’s market capitalization.
At the state level, Alex has successfully challenged unconstitutional state legislation and defended against state consumer protection actions—a string of victories which resulted in Alex being recognized as Litigator of the Week, as well as a Law360 MVP in both the Cybersecurity & Privacy and the Technology categories.
Alex has served as counsel to Microsoft Corporation in precedent-setting cases involving government surveillance issues, including Microsoft’s landmark challenge to the government’s attempt to compel disclosure of customer emails stored in Ireland using a search warrant; Microsoft’s First Amendment challenge in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to restrictions on disclosures about government surveillance; and Microsoft’s constitutional challenge to the statute that allows courts to impose gag orders on technology companies, resulting in nationwide reform of the government’s practices under the statute.
Alex maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on trial-level indigent criminal defense and youth immigration matters. From 2017 to 2020, Alex represented the University of California in challenging the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ultimately resulting in a 5-4 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court.
