Howard Lorber, Douglas Elliman Accused of Enabling Alexanders

A new lawsuit against Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander accuses Douglas Elliman, its former CEO and chairman Howard Lorber and their parents of enabling the brothers’ alleged sex trafficking scheme.

The complaint, which includes new allegations of attacks that took place on separate occasions between 2009 and 2017 in New York and Florida, also alleges negligence and encouragement by those closest to the brothers. Elliman, where Tal and Oren spent a decade as top brokers, and Kent Security, the Alexander family’s private security firm, are accused of negligent hiring, retention and supervision of the brothers.

The brothers have denied all allegations and pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges.

Defendant Howard Lorber was “well aware” of the brothers sexually abusing women, even hosting and attending parties with the Alexander brothers where this conduct would take place during their time at the brokerage, according to the filing. The complaint also points out his resignation late last year, which the company initially chalked up to retirement on his own accord but was later reported to be the result of the board’s concerns over the company culture.

Tal and Oren founded their top-producing team at Elliman in 2012. The Alexanders were known to have a close relationship with Lorber, who Shlomy referred to as Oren’s “second father,” he wrote in the New York Post in 2013.

“Defendant Howard Lorber provided money, resources and corporate cover to the Alexander Brothers to sexually abuse, assault, batter, rape and/or otherwise sexually abuse women, including plaintiffs in New York City and the Hamptons,” the lawsuit writes.

The complaint outlines incidents and patterns of behavior it alleges were known at Elliman, including Tal of showing other employees photos of “young women severely intoxicated and/or drugged.”

Douglas Elliman has previously denied any knowledge of allegations against the Alexanders and Lorber’s possible knowledge of any allegations.

The complaint also names the brothers’ parents, luxury spec home developer Shlomy and Kent Security founder Orly Alexander, as defendants.

“[The parents] enabled the Alexander brothers by providing them with money, property and other resources that were used to sexually abuse, batter, drug and rape women,” the complaint said.

The parents and Lorber “not only endangered plaintiffs, but also created the opportunity for them to be dehumanized and violated by the Alexander brothers.”

Douglas Elliman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lawyers for Oren and Alon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The lawsuit was filed under an extension of New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act. The window to file such complaints closes at the end of February. The lawsuit alleged the Alexanders and their co-defendants violated laws in New York, including those prohibiting sex trafficking, sexual abuse and battery.

Deanna Paul, an attorney for Tal, in a statement dismissed the claims as “yet another example of attorneys trying to drum up business hours before the law is set to expire.”

Howard Srebnick, an attorney for Alon, dismissed the allegations.

“The latest filing against Alon is another example of unsupported accusations by women demanding untold amounts of money, who did not file a police report, did not seek medical attention, and did not sustain physical injuries,” the attorney said in a statement.

Plaintiffs include women identified as Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2, Thaty Bruczynski, Samantha Nicholson and Milena Koste. A Zillow profile for Koste labels her as a Douglas Elliman broker.

The Alexander brothers were arrested in Miami in December after the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing them of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Oren and Alon are also facing state charges of sexual battery in Florida.

The brothers are being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center while they await their federal trial, which is set to begin in January 2026. Prosecutors have said they plan to file a superseding indictment as early as the spring, which is expected to expand the charges against the Alexanders.

Shlomy, who runs the Alexander Group, has shown Oren’s Miami Beach home to potential buyers, people familiar with the matter told The Real Deal earlier this month. The family is seeking more than $50 million for Oren’s two-story, nearly 10,000-square-foot home at 2135 Lake Avenue on the Sunset Islands.

Katherine Kallergis contributed reporting.