Alexandra J. Wolter is a litigation counsel in O’Melveny’s Los Angeles office.
Prior to joining the firm, Alexandra was a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of an international law firm where she specialized in complex commercial litigation, including state and federal multidistrict litigation involving the pharmaceutical industry. She also clerked for the Honorable André Birotte Jr. of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Representing various entities of a world leader of insurance in connection with two actions filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, one of which is a class action, alleging that prior to the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, the 24 top homeowners insurance companies in California conspired to cancel/non-renew policies to force homeowners onto the California FAIR Plan, which is the state’s insurer of last resort. Plaintiffs allege that the FAIR Plan has higher premiums and worse coverage than policies written by the insurance carriers. Plaintiffs allege claims under California’s antitrust law (the Cartwright Act) and California’s Unfair Competition Law.
- Advised Asiana Airlines on global competition issues of its proposed €1.31 billion acquisition by Korean Air Lines Co. Asiana operates scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo from its hub in Seoul, Korea to both domestic and international destinations. Considering that the transaction parties compete with each other in numerous markets worldwide, the transaction has been subject to regulatory approval in several jurisdictions, including in the EU, the US, South Korea, China, and Japan.
- Representing Trans Union in two putative classes, one comprised of physicians, the other of debt collection firms, who sued the three largest credit reporting companies alleging they conspired to stop reporting certain medical debts. The physicians claim the alleged conspiracy has incentivized patients not to pay their bills. The debt collectors allege injury in the form of an increased cost structure in efforts to collect debts, because the “stick” of an adverse credit report has been removed. Briefing on the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint closed in April 2025.
- Represented Google in a handful of suits alleging that it had monopolized the distribution of third-party app stores, including a multi-state suit filed by 36 state attorneys general. Three other antitrust cases our team handled pitted the company against a game developer, putative classes of consumers, and app developers. Plaintiffs accused Google of illegally monopolizing the alleged market for the distribution of Android apps by restricting the distribution of third-party app stores, deterring Android users from “sideloading” apps downloaded from the Internet, and “tying” app distribution to developers’ use of Google Pay Billing. The complaints claimed that Google made it difficult to buy apps outside the Google Play Store, blocked competing app stores from its marketplace, and prevented those stores from advertising on Google properties.
- Counsel for Century Indemnity in the coverage litigation and bankruptcy of the Diocese of Oakland, California. The case is one of several in California filed after the expiration of the reviver window created by the Child Victim Act that involves complex and novel issues of how to reorganize the Diocese and its parishes while preserving the contractual rights of insurers.
- Counsel for the Century Indemnity Company in the bankruptcy of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California. The case poses complex and novel issues of how to reorganize the Diocese and its parishes while preserving the contractual rights of insurers.
- Representing National Union Fire Insurance Company and Lexington National Insurance Corporation in the high profile talc-driven bankruptcy of Imerys Talc America Inc. as successor to the operations of Cyprus Mines Corporation. O’Melveny is engaged in litigation over the drawdown of the National Union/Lexington limits as part of the bankruptcy, and the formulation and implementation of a bankruptcy/coverage litigation strategy to address the talc coverage claims.
- Worked with the team that achieved a significant victory for Century Indemnity Co. when the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the Diocese of Camden's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The plan proposed a $87.5m settlement trust, funded by the Diocese, parishes, schools, and missions, transferring its insurance policies to the trust for claimants to recover from. The court found flaws with the trust's design, including a lack of clarity on the preservation of insurers' defenses, overly broad exculpation clauses, and swift $2,500 settlements for potentially invalid claims. The court also declined to reinstate a previous $30 million settlement between the Diocese and insurers. This decision is expected to have far-reaching impact on similar cases nationwide.
- Representing American International Group (AIG) in a series of proposed class actions over travel insurance.
- Representing Hone Capital in complex fraud litigation against former executives.
- Representing Brandywine in In Re Franciscan Friars of California, Inc., a bankruptcy coverage dispute.
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D.: cum laude
- Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, M.P.P.
- Colgate University, B.A.
Professional Activities
Speaking Engagements
- Re-Criminalizing Monopolies, American Bar Association: Antitrust Law Section, Michael Tubach, Anna T. Pletcher, Mark A. Racanelli, Mia N. Gonzalez, panelists; Alexandra Wolter, moderator (September 10, 2024)
Clerkships
- Honorable André Birotte Jr., US District Court, Central District of California, Judicial Law Clerk
- Honorable Beverly Reid O’Connell, US District Court, Central District of California, Judicial Extern
- United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, Criminal Division Extern
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