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Overview

Alexis is an accomplished civil litigator who represents companies and individuals alike in a wide variety of high stakes and complex disputes. Her litigation practice includes contract and licensing disputes, business tort claims, corporate governance and partnership disputes, class action, insurance coverage and bad faith, appellate, and white collar defense and investigations.

Alexis earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of California, Irvine School of Law. She received pro bono high honors and served as staff editor of the UC Irvine Law Review as well as director of the International Refugee Assistance Project at UCI Law. While in law school, she was a judicial extern to the Honorable Eileen Moore of the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District.

Prior to law school, Alexis was a helicopter pilot and instructor in the United States Marine Corps, first with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 and later with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. She was selected as the Marine Aircraft Group 40 (Afghanistan) Aviator of the Year and was presented with the Order of the Daedalians United States Marine Corps’ Exceptional Pilot Award.

In 2020, Alexis was appointed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to serve as one of nine members of the OC Veterans Advisory Council, which is tasked with advising the board on issues of importance to veterans and serving as a liaison and advocate within the community.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a physician falsely charged with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute in the Central District of California.  After more than a year of contested litigation, the prosecution dismissed all charges against BKLW’s client.    
  • Secured dismissals of multiple civil cases with prejudice that had been filed against Tim Ballard, the founder and former CEO of an anti-child trafficking organization, and his wife Katherine.  Among other things, Utah courts agreed with Alexis and the BKLW team’s arguments that claims were barred by a release contained in one plaintiff’s contract with Mr. Ballard and that Utah’s Uniform Public Expression Act insulated Mrs. Ballard from liability for statements she had made on podcasts.
  • Litigated several insurance coverage matters involving environmental and medical device manufacturing defect claims, resulting in eight-figure recoveries for the insureds.
  • Represented several executives of a Fortune 100 automobile manufacturer in DOJ and SEC investigations.
  • Represented a major medical device manufacturer in an internal and DOJ investigation of cyber hacking.
  • Served as California counsel for a New York-based asset management firm, in its proxy contest and settlement with PG&E.

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