Alexa Barrett is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations and Litigation practice groups. She represents public and private companies, financial institutions, audit committees, boards of directors, and senior executives in sensitive internal and government investigations; DOJ and SEC enforcement actions; white-collar defense matters; and complex civil litigation. She also advises on corporate governance and regulatory compliance. In addition, Alexa maintains a robust pro bono practice focused on civil rights and immigration.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Alexa served as a law clerk to the Honorable David O. Carter of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2020-2021) and practiced at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as an associate in its Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement and Litigation groups (2021-2024).
Alexa earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2020, where she served on the Berkeley Business Law Journal and was a member of the Berkeley Law Trial Team. She graduated cum laude from Duke University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Comparative Studies with certificates in Information Science & Studies and Film, and High Distinction for her honors thesis on the use of DNA to prevent trafficking of children at the border.
She is a member of the Arizona, California and New York bars.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley - 2020 Juris Doctor
- Duke University - 2015 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Arizona Bar
- California Bar
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Central District of California, Hon. David O. Carter, 2020 - 2021