Alexandra Garrison Barnett

• Representing one of the world’s largest parcel delivery and logistics companies in defending numerous employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuits and charges.
• Conducting internal investigations, including investigations of harassment and discrimination claims.
• Conducting workplace training programs for in-house attorneys and human resources representatives on harassment, personnel policies, and wage-and-hour and other compliance issues.
• Assisting with employment diligence and related issues in asset and equity transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, for companies of all sizes.
• Advising state and federally funded schools and colleges on compliance with FERPA and Title IX.
• Drafting and revising employee handbooks and other policies for clients with a variety of business needs.

Alex Barnett represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters. She counsels and defends employers in actions brought under state common law and federal law, including Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and FMLA. Her practice also includes defending employers in complex employment class actions, conducting internal investigations, and advising on employment-related issues arising in corporate transactions. Additionally, Alex routinely counsels clients in a variety of industries on employment actions, policies, and practices; employment agreements and separation agreements; and compliance with federal and state laws. She was selected to the Georgia Super Lawyers “Rising Star” list, 2015–2019.

Alex received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was on the editorial board of the Journal of Law & Politics. Before law school, she earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, with high honors in Romance languages from Dartmouth College. Upon graduation, Alex was the recipient of the Philip D. McInnis ’36 Award, which is presented annually to the woman in the senior class who contributed most significantly to the college through her depth of integrity and character, capacity for leadership, academic achievement, and commitment to the life of the community. 

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• University of Virginia (J.D., 2010)
• Dartmouth College (A.B., 2007)

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