Alex Barnett

Alex Barnett is a partner in DiCello Levitt’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Group. An accomplished attorney with decades of experience in complex and class action litigation, Alex’s practice focuses on advocating for consumers, public clients, and businesses injured by antitrust violations, unfair competition, and unlawful or unjust business practices.

For nearly 30 years, and with empathy for the persons and entities he represents, Alex has dedicated himself to litigation that is aimed at bringing about economic and social justice. This dedication has earned Alex a spot on Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers list every year from 2019 through 2024. In 2019, it earned him, along with his colleagues, the American Antitrust Institute’s Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice Award. And it has earned him invitations to serve as a panel speaker at conferences regarding antitrust law and class action practice.

Alex demonstrates his commitment to justice in his other endeavors as well. He is a past president of the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL), the only organization in the United States dedicated to lobbying for strong antitrust laws and effective private enforcement. He served as the vice chair of Public Justice’s Food Project, which aims to address structural and institutional inequities in the food system. Prior to his litigation career, he served as the executive director of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (American Section), whose mission is the promotion of the rule of law.

Alex was on the advisory council of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC), a national nonprofit food rescue organization, operating across the United States and headquartered in New York City, that provides solutions to prevent excess wholesome cuisine from being wasted. In addition, Alex served as a volunteer for the following organizations: K.E.E.N. (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now), an organization dedicated to empowering youth with disabilities, providing them with access to recreational opportunities and helping them develop athletic skills; New York Cares, an organization that provides volunteer assistance to charities and nonprofit organizations throughout the metropolitan New York area; D.C. Cares, an organization that provides volunteer assistance to charities and nonprofit organizations throughout the Washington, D.C., area; and A Broader Image Inc., a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization that provided internet access and other technology-based educational tools to children in inner-city schools.

Alex and his wife are active participants in the multiracial family community and have served as speakers for and supporters of various organizations dedicated to fostering understanding and acceptance of multiracial families, including LovingDay.org. They also founded a stuffed animal company and, through that entity, donated thousands of newly made stuffed animals to children in New York City’s Homes for the Homeless program.

Alex is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and St. John’s University School of Law.