Alexandra Theofanis

• Team member defending a major retailer in hundreds of cases brought by states and municipalities alleging public nuisance.
• Won a complete defense verdict for a pharmaceutical company relating to off-label use of cancer medications.
• Represented the litigation trustee of a financial firm against claims brought on behalf of creditors for damages.
• Defended a large entertainment company and settled an antitrust class action that resulted in the dismissal of all claims brought on behalf of a nationwide class of current and former employees of several film animation companies alleging conspiracy to suppress employee compensation.
• Represented the current and former outside directors of a retail clothing company and won a motion to dismiss in a shareholder plaintiffs’ claim alleging breach of fiduciary duties.
• Represented the current and former directors of a computer hardware company and won a motion to dismiss in a breach of fiduciary duty claim.
• Advised a pharmaceutical company in a motion for preliminary injunction that sought to enjoin a shareholder vote on the client’s proposed equity compensation plan. Following expedited discovery, briefing, and oral argument, on the district court denied the plaintiff’s motion, finding that plaintiff had failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits and irreparable harm, and that the balance of equities and the public interest weighed in the defendants’ favor.
• Obtained dismissal for a financial corporation in a minority shareholders’ “bump-up” action seeking to challenge the client’s public merger, based on the exclusivity of an appraisal remedy under California law.

Alex Theofanis represents businesses in high-stakes complex litigation. As a litigator, her practice involves business and tort litigation across a multitude of industries, including energy, construction, pharmaceuticals, airlines, and technology. She is experienced in working on and managing teams at every phase of litigation. She has argued motions in state and federal courts and has defended clients in multiple trials.

Alex maintains an active pro bono practice. She was lead counsel on two trials in Los Angeles Superior Court in which she obtained restraining orders for victims of domestic violence. She also has experience assisting individuals seeking asylum and victims of human trafficking.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2013)
• University of California, Irvine (B.A., 2010)

Memberships