Alexis Burgess

Of Counsel
Los Angeles
About

Alexis Burgess champions clients facing their most significant litigation challenges. She has deep experience litigating a variety of high-stakes matters at the trial and appellate level, including complex business disputes, consumer and employment class actions, and intellectual property claims.

Known for her sharp and innovative analysis and strong but empathic writing, Alexis is particularly adept at navigating high-profile disputes of a more sensitive or provocative nature. Most recently, for example, Alexis has successfully defended leading hospitality companies in novel, nationwide litigation that tests the boundaries of third-party liability for businesses that unwittingly provide services to human traffickers and their victims. By using a strategic and business-oriented approach to litigation that achieves results both inside and outside of the courtroom, Alexis has become a trusted advisor and advocate for clients whose business and reputation are on the line.

In addition to her other work, Alexis zealously advocates for pro bono clients in matters primarily relating to human rights, immigration, and animal welfare.


Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
CourtsSuperior Court of California | County of Los AngelesSuperior Court of California | County of San DiegoSuperior Court of California | County of OrangeSuperior Court of California | County of San FranciscoSuperior Court of California | County of AlamedaSuperior Court of California | County of San Louis ObispoSuperior Court of California | County of Santa ClaraUnited States Court of Appeals for CaliforniaTexas District Courts for Harris, Dallas, and Travis CountiesNew Mexico District Court for the County of Santa FeUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the District of OregonUnited States District Court for the Western District of WashingtonUnited States District Court for the District of ColoradoUnited States District Court for the District of NevadaUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganUnited States District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

EXPERIENCE

Some of Alexis’ representative matters include:

  • Served as national counsel for a major hospitality brand, successfully managing dozens of cases nationwide asserting novel and sensational claims relating to human trafficking on hotel premises
  • Obtained early dismissal for a major hotel client in a US$50 million lawsuit involving sensationalized allegations and high-profile entertainers
  • Won a motion to dismiss putative class claims against a brand franchisor regarding alleged undisclosed fees
  • Won a motion to strike class and disparate impact allegations in a putative class action asserted against a prominent aerospace company following a substantial reduction-in-force, and then obtained summary judgment in all remaining single-plaintiff age discrimination cases
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a restaurant franchisor, and defeated post-trial motions, in a multi-million dollar real estate dispute
  • Won summary judgment and a Ninth Circuit appeal in a multi-million dollar insurance bad faith dispute (Bhakta v. Hartford Life and Annuity Ins. Co., 673 Fed. Appx. 762 (9th Cir. 2016))
  • Obtained early dismissal for a visual effects company joined in a high-profile antitrust class action asserted against every major player in the industry
  • Won summary judgment and a nearly US$4 million attorney fee award for defendants in a complex business dispute concerning an alleged agreement to transfer bank stock and dividends worth nearly US$150 million
  • Won a demurrer to a putative class action asserted against a leading computer hardware and software company

Education
  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
    summa cum laude
    Phi Beta Kappa

Publications

  • "The Current Status of Sociopolitical and Legal Issues Facing Sexual and Gender Minority Youth," Journal of Adolescent Psychiatry, 12(3):180–9, 2023
  • "Perspectives on Law and Medicine Relating to Transgender People in the United States," 66 Am. J. Comp. L. 91, 2018
  • "Careful, Your Website is Showing! Retailers Should Start Preparing for Website Accessibility Class Actions," The National Law Review, November 10, 2016
  • "Joint Employer Liability on the Rise," The National Law Review, March 19, 2015
  • "Supreme Court Expands Scope of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections," The National Law Review, April 17, 2014
  • "California Employers: What You Need to Know for 2014," The National Law Review, December 22, 2013
  • Research and Editing, Richard P. Mendelson, et al., "Wine in America: Law and Policy,"2011
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+1 310 595 3032
(Work, Los Angeles)