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Alejandra Apecechea is an associate in King & Spalding’s Washington, D.C., office and a member of the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations practice. Ms. Apecechea represents clients in government investigations and related litigation, including government criminal and civil investigations, corporate internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. She has experience defending companies in investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, Securities and Exchange Commission, investigative committees of the U.S. Congress, and numerous state attorneys general.
Ms. Apecechea also devotes a significant portion of her time to pro bono work, with a particular focus on immigration law. She regularly represents asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors in removal proceedings and before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and is co-chair of the firm's UndocuNeighbor initiative, where she primarily assists Dreamers with their DACA renewal applications. Ms. Apecechea also serves as pro bono counsel to Voto Latino.
Ms. Apecechea received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), where she was a member of the Berkeley Business Law Journal and participated in the El Centro Legal de la Raza housing clinic and the Veterans’ Law Practicum. During law school, she was also a law clerk in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. Ms. Apecechea graduated with highest distinction from the University of California, Berkeley, in Political Science, with a specialization in comparative politics. During this time, she was also a legal intern at the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.
Credentials
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, highest distinction
California
District of Columbia
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Professional Development Committee, Co-Chair)
News
In the News · Source: Texas Observer
In the News · Source: The Daily Texan and Spectrum News
September 10, 2019
Alejandra Apecechea and Brian Stansbury discuss DACA and the related work the firm has done at a LBJ School of Public Affairs event
In the News · Source: Law360
August 11, 2019
K&S’s UndocuNeighbor initiative work with Voto Latino helped nearly 300 DACA recipients in 31 states renew their status.
News
In the News · Source: Texas Observer
In the News · Source: The Daily Texan and Spectrum News
September 10, 2019
Alejandra Apecechea and Brian Stansbury discuss DACA and the related work the firm has done at a LBJ School of Public Affairs event
In the News · Source: Law360
August 11, 2019
K&S’s UndocuNeighbor initiative work with Voto Latino helped nearly 300 DACA recipients in 31 states renew their status.
News
In the News · Source: Texas Observer
In the News · Source: The Daily Texan and Spectrum News
September 10, 2019
Alejandra Apecechea and Brian Stansbury discuss DACA and the related work the firm has done at a LBJ School of Public Affairs event
In the News · Source: Law360
August 11, 2019
K&S’s UndocuNeighbor initiative work with Voto Latino helped nearly 300 DACA recipients in 31 states renew their status.
Credentials
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, highest distinction
California
District of Columbia
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Professional Development Committee, Co-Chair)