Atty. Alex B. Leath
Alex B. Leath is a partner in the firm’s Economic Development Practice Group and the Tax Practice Group.
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Alex B. Leath is a business and tax attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, practicing at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Admitted to practice in Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association. Educated at New York University (LL.M. (Taxation), 1988) and The University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Project Finance Law (Birmingham) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Economic Development Law (2026). Serands clients in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Alex B. Leath is a partner in the firm’s Economic Development Practice Group and the Tax Practice Group
- Since 1990, Alex has been involved in a significant number of the major economic development projects in the Southeast
- As a result, he is one of the most trusted economic development attorneys in the region
- Leading companies regularly seek him out for counsel on their relocation and site-selection matters, knowing his broad experience will serve them well
- Alex has extensive experience working with the automotive industry
- He began his career working on behalf of the State of Alabama in the site-selection and incentive negotiation process for the Mercedes-Benz facility in Vance
- More recently, Alex was selected by Volkswagen Group of America to represent that company in its site selection process for its U.S. manufacturing headquarters
- He assisted Volkswagen in evaluating sites in Alabama, Michigan and Tennessee and represented the company in its incentive negotiations with the three finalists, leading to the selection of Chattanooga, TN for the proposed facility
- Alex also represented Canadian company Electrovaya, Inc. in its search to locate a state of the art manufacturing facility for its lithium ion battery platform used in the automotive and utility industries
- After a lengthy selection process, the company selected Knoxville, Tennessee as the site for the facility
- In addition to his extensive work for the automotive industry, Alex has broad experience representing companies from a variety of sectors
- During the past two years alone, he has served as the lawyer on site selection teams for Cadence Bank, Dollar General, Hibbett Sports, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Golden Dragon Precision Copper Tubing, Southern Company Services and Roxul, among others
- In his work with clients, Alex provides and oversees a full range of legal services, including the implementation of project incentives as well counsel regarding immigration, tax, corporate, real estate and environmental permitting issues
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Alabama
Practicing law in Alabama. Legal matters in Alabama are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Birmingham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alabama state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alabama brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alabama courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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