Alexander Baker is an Attorney in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the Litigation practice group, the Government Investigations and White Collar Defense practice group, and the Social Media Influencers practice group. Mr. Baker focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and white-collar criminal and regulatory matters, including SEC investigations and securities-related litigation. He has significant experience in the digital asset space and has represented clients from pre-discovery through trial. Mr. Baker also has experience conducting reviews of federally registered broker-dealers and investment advisors while navigating potential FINRA rules/securities laws violations.

In addition to the above, Mr. Baker has extensive knowledge of the social media influencer industry and advocates for social media influencers and other prominent online personalities in litigation.

    • Publication

      Utah and white-collar fraud

      March 17th, 2023

Representative Matters

  • Represented the founder of one of the nation’s largest and first cryptocurrency mining companies in a wire fraud investigation by the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office, resulting in the case being closed.
  • Represented a multinational medical products company in a multi-district litigation lawsuit.
  • Represented the former CEO of a prominent genetics and biosciences company in a securities fraud lawsuit.
  • Represented the SEC-appointed receiver in a worldwide Ponzi scheme.

Mr. Baker earned his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law, where he served as Executive Editor for the Oregon Review of International Law. He earned his B.A. in International Business with a minor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies from the University of Utah.

  • United States District Court for the District of Utah
  • United States District Court for the District of Idaho

Additional Specialties

White Collar Defense