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Alexandra J. Gill

Associate General Counsel
Biography

Alex Gill serves as Associate General Counsel for Snell & Wilmer. She provides counsel and advice to the firm and its members on matters involving loss prevention, risk management and firm claims, policy, strategy and transactional decisions, firm contracts, data security compliance, conflicts, employment and personnel issues, ethics and compliance training, and other legal or sensitive matters.

With over 12 years of experience practicing management-side labor and employment law, Alex has represented and advised employers on all aspects of employment law including state and federal laws on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour compliance, wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, trade secrets, contracts, and various workplace tort claims. She also advised clients on a variety of legal issues impacting employers including employee hiring, discipline, and termination, policies and procedures, employee handbooks, disability accommodations, drug testing, leave requests and requirements, employment law training, and employment agreements and contracts.

Alex’s litigation experience includes cases ranging from single-plaintiff cases to multi-state class and collective actions. She has defended employers before administrative agencies, state and federal trial and appellate courts, and in mediation and arbitration proceedings.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • All State Courts in Arizona
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona


Education

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D.)+
    • Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
    • CALI Award: Legal Method & Writing
  • University of Michigan (B.A. English Language and Literature, Political Science)
Experience

Previous Professional Experience

  • The Burgess Law Group, Partner (2021-2022)
  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Of Counsel (2009-2021)
    • Summer Associate/Law Clerk (2008-2009)
  • Office U.S. Senator John McCain, Legal Intern (2008)
  • Arizona State University Office of General Counsel, Legal Extern (2007)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation Scholastic Honors Internship Program (2007)
  • Williams & Connolly L.L.P., Paralegal (2004-2006)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • State Bar of Arizona
    • Member (2010-Present)
  • Arizona Women Lawyers Association
    • Member (2021-Present)
  • Maricopa County Bar Association
    • Member (2010-Present)
  • American Bar Association
    • Labor and Employment Law Section, Member (2010-Present)

Community Involvement

  • All Saints’ Episcopal Day School
    • Board of Trustees (2022 – Present)
    • Admissions Office Parent Liason (2021 – Present)