Alec P. Harris

Complex Commercial Litigation

Alec represents clients in complex business disputes including disputed business acquisitions, contested joint venture agreements, trade secret disputes, litigation among and within closely held limited liability companies, indemnification disputes, bid-rigging lawsuits, receivership disputes, breach of contract matters, unfair competition, and other business torts. He regularly represents clients in federal and state courts across the country.

Litigation and Investigations Involving Highly Regulated Entities

Alec assists his clients in high-stakes litigation and investigations in highly regulated environments. He has helped clients successfully navigate and prevail in matters implicating a wide variety of laws and regulations, including those overseen by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Department of Education, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, state attorneys general, state departments of agriculture, and other regulators.

Class Action Litigation

He defends large companies in class action litigation across the country, with a focus on mislabeling claims in the consumer product space. On behalf of his clients, Alec has secured multiple dismissals of putative nationwide, multimillion-dollar class action lawsuits.

Trademark Litigation

Alec helps his clients protect their intellectual property rights in trademark disputes. He routinely defends and prosecutes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He also represents clients in federal court litigation for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and related claims under the Lanham Act and state law.

Prior Experience

Before joining Faegre Drinker, Alec was a litigation partner at a national law firm with offices in Denver, Colorado. Alec also previously worked as a staff attorney at Harvard Law School’s Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinic, as a fellow assistant attorney general at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, and as a law clerk with the Colorado Supreme Court.

Personal Interests

Outside the office, Alec enjoys rock climbing, biking, motorcycles, skiing and spending time with his family.