Alessandra is a Partner in Harris Beach Murtha’s Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation Practice Group, as well as the Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability Practice Group. She is an experienced litigator who represents clients in high-exposure mass tort and product liability litigation nationwide.

Her practice focuses on defending product manufacturers in complex toxic tort cases, including those involving defective products, alleged catastrophic injuries such as burns, water contamination, AFFF, PFAS and claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Alessandra has particular experience developing defenses grounded in scientific evidence, including epidemiology, toxicology and hematology.

Before joining Harris Beach Murtha, Alessandra practiced at a national defense litigation firm, concentrating on construction accident claims under New York Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1), and 241(6). She also served as Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division, where she defended the City of New York and its officials in federal civil rights cases brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.