Alex Spiro, renowned for his vast roster of high-profile clients that includes Elon Musk, Mayor Eric Adams, and Alec Baldwin, is one of the top litigators and trial attorneys in the country. A graduate of Harvard Law school, he is a partner at a leading law firm and a former Manhattan prosecutor with a background in psychology. With the same charisma and conviction he brings to the courtroom, Spiro offers lessons in crisis management, insights on the art of negotiation, and discussions of First Amendment rights in the age of social media.

“The First Amendment doesn’t [just] protect compliments and happy speech. It protects unfavorable speech. It protects all speech. And if we start policing speech, we’re in a bad place in our society.”

Much of what makes Spiro successful in the courtroom has widespread applications in business and life. His mastery of crisis management, honed through years of high-stakes litigation, offers valuable insights for leaders navigating corporate challenges. Drawing from his background in psychology and extensive courtroom experience, Spiro shares techniques for reading people, building rapport, and crafting persuasive narratives. His approach to negotiation teaches audiences to advocate for their positions while maintaining strategic relationships. Whether addressing C-suite executives or emerging leaders, Spiro demonstrates how the analytical rigor and strategic thinking essential to legal success can be leveraged to achieve breakthrough results in any professional context.

Early in his legal career, Spiro served as a Manhattan prosecutor and developed a passion for criminal justice reform. He worked with the Conviction Integrity Unit investigating potential wrongful convictions, served on the faculty of Harvard’s Trial Advocacy Program, and is Chairman of the Board of Harvard’s criminal justice initiative, The Fair Punishment Project. He has also served as counsel to REFORM Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to probation, parole, and sentencing reform founded by a roster of prominent figures.

A member of Phi Beta Kappa, he has received several academic and professional citations, including the Albert Imlah writing award and the ACC Northeast Ethics Lawyering award. He also sits on several company boards, both private and public.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Spiro studied bio-psychology and worked at Harvard’s Psychiatric Facility, McLean Hospital. He worked for more than five years at McLean, supervising a program for children with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, before deciding he could do more to help people through the justice system.