Alexander W. Kalim - Baltimore, MD

Alex Kalim is a seasoned federal court litigator and focuses his practice on general litigation, white collar defense, and disputes with international implications. Having served ten years as a Department of Justice prosecutor, Alex specializes in counselling individuals and businesses on sensitive internal and independent investigations and represents individuals and businesses in response to government investigations and enforcement actions. Additionally, Alex supports the firm’s intellectual property practice. Alex has extensive litigation experience, including at trial, before the United States District Courts in Maryland and Georgia.

Experience

After graduating from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, in 2014, Alex served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sean D. Wallace, Circuit Court Judge (Ret.), Prince George’s County, Maryland. Upon completion of that clerkship, Alex entered the Department of Justice in 2016 through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Initially, Alex was a trial attorney in the Office of International Affairs (OIA), Criminal Division, where he developed expertise in the international facets of criminal investigations, supporting dozens of nation-wide prosecutions involving violent crime, white collar offenses, and national security targets. In 2020, Alex joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, where he served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA), with a specialization in complex investigations involving Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) and child exploitation cases. In October 2023, Alex joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, where he investigated and prosecuted sophisticated drug and money laundering organizations. Before joining Gohn, Hankey, and Berlage LLP, Alex was the lead prosecutor in a nation-wide investigation into a Chinese Money Laundering and marijuana distribution scheme that culminated in the indictment of seventeen individuals.