Alexandra G. White

"I've been practicing law for over 50 years. Lexie White recently handled a case for me . . . . She had a short period of time to amass many facts, put them into a set of answering papers, and, finally, to win our case at a hearing, strictly on cross examination. She did a superb job, and I unhesitatingly recommend her legal services in any matter you may have. She is easily on a par with the best lawyers I have ever dealt with."
—Paul R. Waldman
General Counsel, United States Prof. Tennis Association

"I've worked closely with lawyers for more than thirty years. You are among the very best attorneys I've had the pleasure of working with... Your skill in sorting through complex scenarios and finding applicable law, and quickly providing options and recommendations, is among the very best I have seen. Perhaps more than these qualities, I am most impressed by your good judgment and aptitude for providing a clear view of strategic choices, even when the environment for decision-making is hostile and heated." Read More.
— Jeffrey Conklin
CEO, SKY Technologies LLC

As a partner with Susman Godfrey, Ms. White represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial cases of all types. In the past four years, she has recovered more than a hundred million dollars for clients in cases where she represented plaintiffs, and defeated claims seeking multiples more when representing defendants. Several of her cases have been featured in Business Week, The American Lawyer, and Law 360, and she has been recognized as a "Rising Star" and a "Professional on the Fast Track" by legal publications. She has developed a growing and loyal following of clients and co-counsel who consistently call her to handle both their routine and their "bet the company" litigation. She derives great satisfaction from exceeding her clients' expectations in terms of the result obtained and the cost of achieving it.

JD/BCL Louisiana State University
BS/BA Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

• First in Class
• Executive Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review

• Deterrence Economics and Transitory Prosecutors, 61 N.Y.U. Ann. Surv. Am. L. 45 (2005);
• Paralyzing Discord: Workplace Safety, Paternalism, and the Accommodation of Biological Variance in the Americans with Disabilities Act, 63 La. L. Rev. 509 (2003)

• In 2011, Ms. White defended the United States Professional Tennis Association in a lawsuit contesting the selection of the President of the 2011-2013 Board of Directors. Despite being hired a few days before, Ms. White effectively cross examined three witnesses for nearly seven hours, after which a Texas court ruled in favor of her client on all issues before it and the case was promptly dismissed. Read More
• In 2009, Ms. White successfully argued that the Federal Circuit should make new law for her client, Sky Technologies, in a complicated patent ownership dispute. The decision [Sky Decision] was profiled in several leading publications, and spawned a series of seminars highlighting its significance.

• Louisiana State Bar
• Texas State Bar

• Lead counsel for Boston-based technology licensing firm, Sky Technologies, in patent litigation against global software makers, including SAP and Microsoft. SAP settled for a confidential sum on the eve of trial. Ms. White also successfully represented Sky in patent infringement litigation against IBM, and Oracle.  All settlement amounts are confidential.
• Lead counsel for the United States Professional Tennis Association in a lawsuit contesting the selection of the 2011-2013 President of the Board of Directors. Ms. White was hired after a Texas court had entered a Temporary Restraining Order against the Association. Four days later, Ms. White cross examined each of the plaintiff's three witnesses for nearly seven hours, after which a Texas court ruled in favor of her client on all issues before it. The lawsuit was promptly dismissed.
• Successfully represented Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee County Pension System in a highly publicized actuarial malpractice trial against the largest actuarial firm in the country. The dispute involved allegations of professional negligence by Mercer, Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies. Mercer denies the allegations, but after two weeks of trial -- during which Ms. White argued and won a key evidentiary battle -- Mercer agreed to pay Milwaukee County $45 million to settle the case. The settlement is reported to be the largest recovery by a public government entity in Wisconsin history, and one of the largest recoveries relating to allegations of actuarial negligence in the United States.
• Successfully represented a consortium of approximately fifty nationwide health payors in lawsuits filed against a variety of defendants in state and federal courts in New Jersey and Louisiana. The complaints asserted state law claims against Merck & Co. arising in connection with the marketing and sale of Vioxx®, and asserted healthcare reimbursement liens against a $4.85 billion fund established to compensate for Vioxx-related injuries. In January 2009, the clients reached a groundbreaking settlement with the Vioxx Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, guaranteeing them certain payouts on their liens covering participating plaintiffs. The American Lawyer featured this litigation and its settlement in the "Big Suits" column of its April 2009 issue.
• Obtained summary judgment for the plaintiff, a privately held energy company, in a lawsuit alleging that its insurer breached a duty to defend the company against litigation filed by a third party. The case settled favorably for a confidential sum shortly thereafter. Ms. White successfully concluded similar litigation on behalf of Nokia, Inc., after the Texas Supreme Court likewise decided in favor of Nokia and the duty to defend.
• Successfully defended and obtained take-nothing judgment on behalf of Texas energy company in a multi-million dollar arbitration proceeding arising from the packaged sale of certain Louisiana oil and gas properties. Additional details of the arbitration are confidential.
• Obtained highly favorable settlement on behalf of two South American pipeline companies in a lawsuit filed in Texas state court against their insurance brokers alleging negligent failure to procure contingent business interruption insurance. The amount of the settlement is confidential.