NEW YORK – Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing bribery and corruption charges, has hired a prominent attorney who represents high-profile clients involved in high-profile cases.
Alex Spiro represents Adams in a shocking political case that has taken over the New York City Council in which the mayor is accused of accepting bribes and corruption.
“Federal agents showed up this morning at Gracie Mansion in an attempt to create a scene (again) and take Mayor Adams’ phone (again). He has not been arrested and is looking forward to the day in court,” Spiro said Thursday. “They send a dozen officers to pick up the phone when we would be happy to have it handed over. “
In addition to Adams, New York-based Spiro has built his legal career representing big-name clients including Alec Baldwin, Elon Musk, Megan Thee Stallion, Jay-Z , Mick Jagger, Thabo Sefolosha, Robert Kraft, Julian Edelman and Aaron Hernandez.
Apart from his main career, who is Alex Spiro?
Alex Spiro’s impressive resume
Spiro has deep ties to New England, having graduated from Wellesley High School in 2001, according to NBC Boston. He graduated from Tufts University and then went on to Harvard Law School (2008).
According to his biography on the Quinn Emanuel law firm website, Spiro studied biopsychology and worked at the Harvard psychiatric center at McLean Hospital, where he headed the departments of an adolescent treatment center and directed a program for children with autism and Asperger’s.
After graduating from law school, Spiro served for a time as part of the Manhattan prosecutor’s office.
A partner in Quinn Emanuel’s New York office, Spiro co-chairs White Collar Investigations, Enforcement Practice and Government Defense, where he focuses on “white collar” crimes.
Spiro has also been on the faculty at his alma mater participating in the Harvard Trial Advocacy Program. He has also lectured at Harvard Law School and was the Chairman of the Board of the Harvard Criminal Justice Initiative called The Fair Punishment Project. He is also a consultant to the Reform Alliance.
What other famous cases has Spiro treated?
As part of the Manhattan prosecutor’s office, Spiro was involved in several high-profile cases, securing convictions against serial killer Rodney Alcala for murders that occurred in the 1970s, according to his biography at the Quinn Emanuel law firm. He also confessed to serial killer Travis Woods and was part of the Conviction Integrity Unit, focused on investigating wrongful convictions.
After that, his impressive resume has led Spiro to portray several celebrities. Here are some of their issues:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Spiro has a long history of representing team members New England Patriots, according to NBC Boston.
He was employed by Julian Edelman when he appealed his four-game suspension in 2018.
Notably, Spiro was also a member of Hernández’s defense team in the double homicide trial of Aaron Hernandez.
He was also hired by the team owner, Robert Kraftin 2019, as she faced charges of soliciting prostitution in Florida.
Former NBA player THABO SEFOLOSHA
Spiro also represented former Bulls, Hawks, Jazz and Rockets basketball player, Thabo Sefolosha, who was later found not guilty of misdemeanor charges of obstruction of government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest stemming from an incident with police outside a New York nightclub in 2015. Sefolosha was eventually awarded $4 million by New York City in a settlement related to the incident.
JAY-Z Y 21 FUTURE WORLD
In 2019, rapper and mogul Jay-Z hired Spiro to help them as well rapper 21 Savage in his fight against abortion.
ALEC BALDWIN
Latest, Spiro represented the actor Alec Baldwin in his murder case related to the fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust.” (The murder charge was ultimately dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived once appeals are exhausted.)
MEGAN THEE STALLION
Spiro is also the lawyer who was asked to represent superstar Megan Thee Stallion when she was accused of harassment by a photographer who said he had to watch her have sex with another woman earlier in the year. -year. according to NBCNews.com.
ELON MUSK
Spiro has long been considered Elon Musk’s right-hand man and confidante.
He reportedly oversaw the first round of major layoffs when Musk bought Twitter in 2022, according to an NBCNews.com article.
Recently, when the Securities and Exchange Commission (or SEC) asked a federal judge to discipline Musk if he continued to fail to appear under a court order for deposition in an investigation into his acquisition of Twitter in 2022, Spiro wrote in her response that “such action would be inappropriate,” adding that both the SEC and Tesla’s founder had agreed that the relisting would be permitted due to an emergency , according to a CNBC article.
2024-09-26 22:22:06
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