Alex Bergjans

Alex Bergjans is a Partner in Quinn Emanuel’s Los Angeles office. He has tried nearly 20 cases to verdict or award at trial and arbitration—including securing complete defense victories in some of the highest profile civil jury trials of the last half decade. Alex represents a diverse roster of clients (from Fortune 100 companies and notable individuals to start-ups), has demonstrated mastery in a wide variety of practice areas, and has delivered wins to his clients at every stage of litigation from motions to dismiss to appeals. Because of his combination of ability and trial experience, Alex is regularly brought into cases at the eve of trial to handle the most difficult legal issues and sensitive witnesses.

  • Notable Representations

    Obtained full defense verdict for Elon Musk, Tesla, and its Board of Directors in a 2023 securities fraud class action trial in San Francisco. The case related to Elon Musk’s tweets in August 2018 that he was considering taking Tesla private and that funding was “secured.” The Plaintiff class was seeking recovery from what they claimed was more than $12 billion in investor losses. This was the first defense-side jury verdict for a company in a securities class action in over 15 years. Secured an affirmance of the judgment on appeal.

    Represented Elon Musk in groundbreaking defamation case arising out of statements on Twitter. Was key part of trial team that obtained a complete jury verdict in client’s favor and avoided plaintiff’s claim for $190 million in alleged damages.

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    The State Bar of California

  • Education

    Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2014)

    Northwestern University (B.S., Journalism and Political Science, 2010)