Alexandra (Alex) Ward is an associate in the Litigation Department of Morrison Foerster’s Los Angeles office.
Alex represents clients in complex commercial litigation and consumer class actions in both federal and state courts. Her practice spans a wide range of business disputes, including breach of contract, fraud, negligence, unfair trade practices, breach of warranty, and copyright infringement.
With a focus on high-volume, complex litigation, Alex has handled hundreds of cases in the transportation industry. She also has experience across a variety of other sectors, including consumer products, retail, technology, and artificial intelligence. Alex regularly represents clients in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) across the country and maintains an active trial practice. Most recently, she was a key member of a trial team that secured a complete defense verdict for a Fortune 50 company.
She also advises and represents retail clients in solicitation and trespass matters, often coordinating with local law enforcement and municipal agencies to address unauthorized conduct on commercial property and pursuing injunctive relief when necessary. In addition, Alex counsels clients on their terms and conditions of service, website disclosures, and other key business policies. She maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on civil rights and immigration matters.
During law school, Alex was an associate editor of the UCLA Law Review, a writing advisor for the Lawyering Skills Program, and a volunteer ambassador for the Office of Admissions. She also competed in the Jones Day 1L Moot Court Competition.
Before joining MoFo, Alex gained a range of legal experience across both public and private sectors. She served as a diversity fellowship intern at Fox Group Legal in Los Angeles and interned with the Office of the Attorney General’s Child Protection Section in Washington, D.C. In San Diego, Alex volunteered with JusticeCorps at the South County Superior Court, where she provided over 300 hours of one-on-one assistance to self-represented litigants in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office. She also spent two years as a legal assistant at a San Diego law firm focused on civil commercial litigation and construction law.