Leon Hirth

Leon Hirth is an experienced legal professional currently serving as the SVP and Head of Legal Alternatives at AllianceBernstein since February 2020. Prior to this role, Leon held positions as Counsel at Shearman & Sterling LLP and as General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Stelliam Investment Management. Additional experience includes serving as Senior Legal Counsel at Bridgewater Associates and as a Partner and Senior Associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Earlier in the career, Leon worked as an Associate/Counsel at King & Spalding. Leon Hirth earned a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from Fordham University School of Law between 1993 and 1996.