Alexander Fischer
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Alexander Fischer
Partner
Alexander Fischer is a founding partner of Sanchez Fischer Levine, LLP and leads the firm’s Broward office. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and appellate matters, with particular experience in business disputes, fraud-related claims, shareholder and corporate governance litigation, class action defense, and judgment enforcement proceedings.
Education
J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law (2009)
- Certified Legal Intern for the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office
- Created Externship between Levin College of Law and Seventeenth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office
B.A., cum laude, Political Science, University of Florida (2006)
Admissions
- Florida
- Illinois
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois
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Overview
Alex is a Chambers-ranked attorney who represents publicly traded companies, privately held businesses, shareholders, executives, and individuals in high-stakes disputes in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration proceedings. He regularly handles matters involving breaches of fiduciary duty, business torts, contractual disputes, corporate control issues, and allegations of fraud.
Drawing on substantial trial and appellate experience, Alex has represented clients in a broad range of complex commercial matters. His representative experience includes obtaining a favorable judgment in a multimillion-dollar proceeding supplementary involving fraudulent transfer claims and offshore asset protection structures, successfully overturning a related contempt finding on appeal, securing a complete arbitration award on behalf of a client in a cross-border commercial dispute, and representing a major cruise line in numerous commercial litigation matters.
Prior to co-founding Sanchez Fischer Levine, Alex represented local governments, law enforcement agencies, businesses, and individual clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including business disputes, employment claims, consumer protection actions, civil forfeiture proceedings, and appeals. He also developed significant experience advising and litigating matters arising under Florida’s Risk Protection Order statute.
Before entering private practice, Alex served as a prosecutor with the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted a broad range of felony and misdemeanor offenses. During his tenure, he tried numerous cases to verdict and developed the courtroom experience that continues to inform his litigation practice today. As a prosecutor, Alex has handled more than 40 jury trials through verdict.
Alex has been recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, South Florida Legal Guide, and Martindale-Hubbell, which has awarded him its AV Preeminent rating. He has also been nominated and inducted as a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Within the legal profession, Alex serves as an officer of the Federal Bar Association, Broward County Chapter, former Co-Chair of the International Ethics Committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law and has been appointed by The Florida Bar to serve on its Governmental and Public Policy Committee. He is admitted to practice in Florida and Illinois and before numerous federal courts throughout the United States.
Commercial/Civil Litigation
- Represented national residential home builder in defense of TCPA class action cases obtaining full dismissal, as well as favorable settlements.
- Represented international financial institution in defense of consumer class action obtaining favorable settlement.
- Represents international financial institution regarding complex litigation matters throughout the United States.
- Represented defendant majority owner of international make-up company, defending claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and other business related claims, obtaining a full defense verdict.
- Represented national medical office in consumer class action defense case, resulting in a full dismissal.
- Represents plaintiff minority shareholder in a direct action against multi-hundred-million-dollar grossing telecom company.
- Represents international insurance company in dispute with minority shareholder.
- Represented judgment creditor in proceedings supplementary trial to attach and revert fraudulent transfers, obtaining judgment in client’s favor. Post-trial successfully moved the court to hold opposing parties in contempt for failure to abide by the trial order.
- Represented individual in injunction hearing at trial level and appeal of trial court, obtaining a reversal of judgment in favor of client.
- Represented plaintiff shareholder in fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, injunctive relief, and judicial dissolution lawsuit against the other shareholder. Negotiated settlement favoring client.
- Represented accused individual against federal government in claim of currency seizure, obtaining award of entire amount of funds seized.
- Represented plaintiff association in specific performance case against homeowner spanning four years. Acquired final summary judgment in favor of client.
- Represented plaintiff minority shareholder in lawsuit against majority shareholder in a derivative and direct action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, violation of the uniform fraudulent transfer act, tortious interference with a business relationship, and conversion.
- Represented police departments in organization and effectuation of the procedures for Risk Protection Orders after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
- Handled petitions for Risk Protection Orders for a police department client responsible for one of the largest municipalities in Broward County, successfully securing all petitions on behalf of the client.
- Represented local police department in appeal of trial court’s finding of Final Summary Judgment granting forfeiture in client’s favor of vehicle used in conjunction with narcotics arrest.
- Represented local police department in appeal of trial court’s finding of Final Summary Judgment granting forfeiture in client’s favor of property found to be contraband under Florida Statutes.
- Represented condominium association at trial level and appeal of trial court’s finding of Final Summary Judgment in client’s favor.
- Represented plaintiff association in foreclosure trial in Broward County, obtaining judgment in client’s favor.
- Represented plaintiff association in trial for specific performance in Broward County, obtaining judgment in client’s favor.
Criminal Litigation/Investigations
- Appointed by former Governor Rick Scott to handle three cases in Miami-Dade County, Florida, including attempted murder trial, where Defendant was convicted on all three counts, as well as two separate Robbery with Firearm cases, in which guilty pleas were entered.
- Appointed by former Governor Rick Scott to handle two cases in Palm Beach County, Florida, where Defendant was convicted in both cases via guilty plea.
- Conducted criminal investigations alongside the Drug Enforcement Agency, Homeland Security and local police departments while a prosecutor in the Drug Trafficking Unit.
- Conducted investigations with the Traffic Homicide Unit from all local police departments for the charges of D.U.I. Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide.
- Supervised up to 15 felony prosecutors at one time, with the authority to waive minimum-mandatory prison sentences, lower charges, or completely dismiss cases as a Felony Supervisor.
- Obtained guilty verdicts in 32 out of 41 criminal jury trials.
- Susanne Klement v. Boris Kofsman o/b/o A.K., Appellate Case No.: 4D21-1867 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (reversing temporary injunction against respondent based on res judicata and lack of evidence).
- Richard and Valerie Goldblatt v. The Raymond and Selma Weisbein Irrevocable Trust, Appellate Case No.: 3D20-0758 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021) (affirming order of contempt against judgment debtors for failure to comply with proceedings supplementary order).
- Tatiana and Galina Kasimtseva v. Omega Condominium No. 1 Association, Appellate Case No.: CACE 15-019105 AP (Fla. 17th Cir. 2018) (affirming final summary judgment of association foreclosure against claims of lack of jurisdiction and unsubstantial evidence).
- Speaker, “30(b)(6) Depositions: Practical and Legal Considerations from All Angles,” Federal Bar Association (Corporate & Association Counsel Division and Judiciary Division), Virtual, June 23, 2026.
- Speaker, “‘Vore, vire, vua- what the …??’- Figuring out Voir Dire.” National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms DDLC, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2024.
- Speaker, “So You Want to Be An Expat Lawyer? What You Need to Know About Ethics,” ABA International Law Section Webinar, Virtual, January 2024.
- Speaker, “Derivative Suits,” Basic Business Litigation 2022 CLE, The Florida Bar, Virtual, 2022 (Required CLE for new Florida attorneys).
- Speaker, “Mock Trial Seminar,” Broward County Bar Association 2022 Bench and Bar Convention, Davie, Florida, May 2022.
- Speaker, “Privacy at Risk: Searches of Electronic Devices at Ports and Beyond,” State Bar of Michigan Immigration Law Section, Ohio-AILA, Michigan-AILA, Virtual, May 2021.
- Speaker, “Privacy at Risk: Searches of Electronic Devices at Ports and Beyond,” ABA International Law Section Webinar, Virtual, March 2021; (Awarded the 2021 Outstanding Committee Program Award by the American Bar Association).
- Author, Pandemic Creates Legal Dangers for Community Associations, South Florida Business & Wealth Daily, April 23, 2020.
- Speaker, “Society Gone Mad – Emotions & Legalities With ‘Stand Your Ground,’” 3rd Annual Societal Violence Conference, Davie, Florida, August 2019.
- Speaker, “Society Gone Mad – Emotions & Legalities With ‘Stand Your Ground,’” 3rd Annual Societal Violence Conference, Boca Raton, Florida, August 2019.
- American Bar Association Section of International Law – Co-Chair of International Ethics Committee (2022-2025)
- Federal Bar Association, Broward County Chapter – Officer (2022-Present)
- Florida Bar Committee, Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy – Committee-member (2020-Present)
- International Association of Defense Counsel – Member (2025 – present)
- Listed by the Daily Business Review as an On the Rise attorney in Commercial Litigation (2024)
- Selected by The Best Lawyers in America® in Commercial Litigation (2025 – present)
- Selected by The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch (2021)
- Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Florida Super Lawyer in Commercial Litigation (2025 -present)
- Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Florida Rising Star in Commercial Litigation (2021-2024)
- Named by South Florida Business and Wealth as a Top Up & Comer in Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Listed by Florida Trend as Legal Elite (2021)
- “Top Up & Comer in Law” – South Florida Business & Wealth Magazine (2020).
- Recognized by Martindale-Hubbel as an AV-Preeminent Attorney (2015 – present)