Political Law · Ethics · Compliance

Alex Teixeira

Attorney advising organizations and senior leaders on political law, lobbying, campaign finance, government ethics, nonprofit governance, and complex compliance matters.

Denver, Colorado

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About

Practical counsel at the intersection of law, policy, and organizational decision-making.

Political-law and compliance attorney with eight years of legal and regulatory experience across in-house, financial-services compliance, law-firm, and appellate-court settings. Experienced building and modernizing compliance systems, developing policies and training, and translating complex legal requirements into practical guidance for senior leaders and non-lawyers.

Political Law & Campaign Finance
Federal, State & Local Lobbying
Government Ethics & Gifts
PAC / 501(c)(4) Compliance
FARA
Compliance Program Design
Policies & Training
Governance
Outside Counsel Management

Experience

Associate General Counsel

NRDC & NRDC Action Fund · Denver, CO

March 2026 – Present
  • Provide in-house counsel on federal, state, and local lobbying, advocacy, campaign finance, ethics, gifts, and ballot-measure compliance matters.
  • Advise NRDC Action Fund on political-law and election-law issues across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Modernize lobbying-compliance systems; advise on FARA, governance, internal policy, training, and cross-functional legal matters.

General Counsel

Unite America · Denver, CO

October 2023 – February 2026
  • Led legal and compliance operations for a multi-entity advocacy organization consisting of a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC.
  • Developed policies and staff training on compliance, lobbying and political activity, employment law, and business ethics.
  • Supported governance and board-facing work and oversaw more than 150 contracts annually.

AVP, Investment Banking & Capital Markets Compliance

Credit Suisse · Durham, NC

June 2021 – October 2023
  • Provided coverage compliance to approximately 1,300 North America-based investment bankers, including policy drafting, training, and management of junior compliance staff.

Litigation Attorney

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP · Raleigh, NC

March 2020 – March 2021
  • Managed matters from intake through resolution in the Consumer Financial Services and Business Litigation practice groups.

Judicial Law Clerk

North Carolina Court of Appeals · Judge Hunter Murphy · Raleigh, NC

August 2018 – March 2020
  • Drafted more than 50 judicial opinions, along with bench briefs, orders, and internal memoranda.

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude · 2018

Class Rank: 16/145 · Executive Editor, Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy · Moot Court Champion & Best Oralist.

St. Bonaventure University

B.A., Journalism/Mass Communication, cum laude · 2013

Selected Writing

“Constructing a Consensus Approach to Off-Campus Student Speech”

8 Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy 523 (2018)

Outside of Work

Outside of work, Alex enjoys triathlon, live music and sports, fly fishing, and spending time in the Rocky Mountains with his wife and three dogs. He also spends as much time as he can in his hometown, Mystic, CT.