Alexander Heydemann

Alexander "Alec" Heydemann is a trial attorney who handles high-stakes class actions, mass torts, product liability, catastrophic injury, and commercial litigation nationwide. He has represented Fortune 500 companies, international manufacturers, and individual clients on both sides of the docket, in courts across more than 18 states and U.S. territories and in commercial arbitration.

Alec currently serves as national class counsel for a Fortune 500 consumer products company in national class action litigation, and as lead class defense counsel for subsidiaries of a global medical technology company in federal consumer protection and RICO class litigation. He also defends companies in consumer class actions under state consumer protection statutes and related laws. He is trial counsel for a leading off-road vehicle manufacturer in product liability cases across multiple jurisdictions, and defense counsel for a major marine terminal serving a U.S.-based refinery in mass tort and class action litigation in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Alec has tried cases to verdict in Florida, Georgia, and California, including a month-long trial involvingclaims exceeding $2 billion, a two-week wrongful death trial in federal court, and multiple catastrophic injury jury trials. On the plaintiff side, he has led a multi-district litigation on trade secret and RICO claims and obtained class certification against one of the world's largest firearm manufacturers. 

Alec graduated summa cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, in the top 2% of his class, and received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. He has been consistently recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Florida and Georgia as among the top 2.5% of attorneys in each state in Civil Litigation.

Class Actions & Consumer Protection

• Lead class defense counsel for subsidiaries of a global medical technology company in a federal class action asserting consumer protection and RICO claims. 
• National class action counsel for a Fortune 500 consumer products company in TCPA class litigation. 
• Defense counsel for companies in consumer class actions alleging violations of state consumer protection statutes, the TCPA, and similar claims. 
• Served as lead counsel for the nation's largest provider of funeral goods and services in multiple Florida class actions alleging violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida Funeral Act regarding preneed contracts and trust practices, through final approval of class settlement. 
• Guided the same client through resolution of a major California Attorney General enforcement action concerning the regulation of preneed funeral contracts.
• Defeated class certification, before any discovery, in a case brought on behalf of tens of thousands putative class members alleging misconduct over fifty years against a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company. The court held the class would "never be certified," despite plaintiffs' reliance on "virtually identical" certified cases, including one that settled for approximately $100 million. Simpson et al. v. StoneMor GP, LLC et al., No. 23-CV-00217-KDB-SCR (W.D.N.C. Mar. 28, 2024). 
• Obtained dismissal of class allegations against a warranty company in New York state court, affirmed on appeal. 
• Lead class counsel for plaintiffs and a certified class of California consumers against one of the world's largest firearm manufacturers in the Northern District of California. Obtained class certification and defeated defendants' petition for Rule 23(f) review in the Ninth Circuit. 
• Assisted in the defense and resolution of a federal class action in North Carolina against a national restaurant chain arising from food-borne illness claims. 

Mass Torts, Product Liability & Catastrophic Injury

• Defense counsel for a major marine terminal serving a U.S.-based refinery in mass tort and class action litigation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 
• Trial counsel for a leading off-road vehicle manufacturer in product liability cases nationwide, including a 2026 case in Seattle, Washington that resolved during jury selection, and pending matters in Nevada. 
• Took over from another firm, after the defendant's Answer had been stricken, in a wrongful death case involving negligent security claims in the Northern District of Georgia, and trial it in a two-week, damages-only trial in 2024. Obtained a favorable result under the circumstances, including a jury award on the wrongful death (full value of life) claim of under $1 million. 
• Represented an international firearms manufacturer and its national distributor in product liability claims nationwide. Successfully argued, as an issue of first impression in Florida, for application of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act as an affirmative defense in a wrongful death action before the Third District Court of Appeal. 
• Defended manufacturers and other companies in multiple product liability and catastrophic injury lawsuits in Florida and Georgia, including as a member of the trial team in several catastrophic injury jury trials in Florida. Obtained final summary judgment in several matters, with recovery of clients' attorneys' fees and costs. 

Commercial Litigation & Arbitration

• Brought in as trial counsel two weeks before trial, taking over from an Am Law 100 firm, in a one-month trial over an alleged solar tax credit scheme with claims exceeding $2 billion. The verdict was a fraction of the amount sought, and after the trial team preserved numerous errors for appeal, the claim settled for a fraction of the verdict. 
• Lead plaintiff's counsel in an MDL asserting misappropriation of trade secrets, RICO, and related claims across more than 20 cases nationwide. 
• Obtained a confidential eight-figure settlement for a client in a complex commercial litigation. 
• Represented a multinational beverage company in an AAA commercial arbitration arising from a franchise dispute. 
• Member of the trial team in a Florida jury trial involving defamation and malicious prosecution claims. 
• Obtained permanent injunctive relief for a drug discovery company on claims of trade secret misappropriation and breach of non-use and non-disclosure agreements, with recovery of attorney's fees.

Super Lawyers®, Georgia Rising Stars, Civil Litigation: Defense, 2024 - 2027

Super Lawyers®, Florida Rising Stars - Civil Litigation: Defense, 2019 - 2023

Dean’s Outstanding Merit Scholarship recipient. Top 2% of the class.