Alexander J. Hoffarth is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Law & Entrepreneurship Program. Prior to joining the faculty in 2025, he was a senior associate at Hogan Lovells US LLP, where he advised clients on complex legal and business issues, including the design and execution of mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, corporate governance and subsidiary management, and multi-jurisdictional projects such as global carveout transactions.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, he clerked for the Honorable Diane S. Sykes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He received his J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review editorial board. He received his B.A. in Political Science summa cum laude from Boston College. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif.