Alamdar Hamdani

Alamdar is one of the top litigators in Houston, based on my prior experience with him. If I ever have a white-collar issue, he’s the one to go to. Alamdar Hamdani is a highly regarded trial lawyer with decades of national security and white-collar experience, including with sanctions, terrorism, fraud and a variety of other cross-border issues, who joined Bracewell following a 17-year career with the United States Department of Justice. He was most recently the Presidentially-Appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas — an office of 400 employees, including 200 federal prosecutors spread across six offices including Houston and offices along the border between Texas and Mexico. Alamdar draws on his experience to advise companies and corporate executives in large, complex matters, stemming from government investigations and compliance matters related to sanctions, counterterrorism, public corruption, wire and bank fraud, false claims act and procurement fraud, DEI enforcement and other types of regulatory enforcement matters. He also advises clients in general civil litigation matters in both federal and state court. Alamdar has been described by sources quoted by Chambers USA as “one to watch now [that] he’s in private practice. People have a great amount of respect for him in this town.” Another source told Chambers USA that Alamdar “has a tremendous personality and is a great all-around lawyer. He is strategic [and] demonstrates his ability to relate to all kinds of people and is a creative thinker.” In addition, he is recognized by The Legal 500 United States for Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2026). As the United States Attorney, Alamdar was chosen by the Attorney General to serve as one of 14 United States Attorneys on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC), meeting regularly with the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General to help fashion DOJ-wide policy. He also chaired the AGAC’s Border and Immigration Subcommittee, primarily working to secure the borders from cartels and transnational criminal organizations. Alamdar also tapped into his deep experience in sanctions and counterterrorism matters as a member of the AGAC’s National Security and White-Collar Crime Subcommittees.