Alexander J. Merton

About Alexander J. Merton

AJ Merton is Co-Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel\'s Washington, D.C. office. He is a seasoned trial lawyer and trusted advisor to companies, boards, senior executives, and senior government officials navigating congressional and government investigations, crisis management, tax controversies, and complex commercial litigation. His work frequently involves matters where criminal, civil, regulatory, and reputational exposure collide — and he is as effective in a courtroom as he is in the hearing rooms of Capitol Hill or marshaling clients through investigations by DOJ, the IRS, an inspector general\'s office, or a congressional committee.AJ maintains a robust congressional investigations practice — including Senate confirmation hearings, bicameral oversight investigations with parallel DOJ proceedings, high-profile congressional hearings, and matters before various Senate and House committees and subcommittees. Beyond the Hill, his work has spanned cross-border government investigations, multi-billion dollar tax disputes, climate change and greenwashing litigation, trade secret cases, and complex commercial disputes.AJ has been recognized by Lawdragon as a Global Leader in Crisis Management (2025, 2026), twice named The American Lawyer\'s \"Litigator of the Week\"(2021, 2024), and selected for Bloomberg Law\'s \"40 Under 40\" in White Collar, Government Investigations & Tax (2022). Before Quinn Emanuel, he was a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, where he was twice awarded the Division\'s Outstanding Attorney Award.

Experience

1. Partner

   Quinn Emanuel

   Jan 2021 — Present

Education

• University of Southern California Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)