Alexis Carolyn Young
Associate
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Securities and Director and Officer Litigation
Phone: 214-855-3147
Direct Fax: 214-758-3797
Email: ayoung@ccsb.com
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Ms. Young is an associate at Carrington Coleman in business litigation. While she has broad experience in all types of business litigation, she has developed a unique dual specialty in both the intellectual property and labor & employment fields.
Her intellectual property practice focuses primarily on complex litigation in intellectual property, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising, unfair competition and professional liability matters. In non-litigation matters, Mr. Young has extensive experience in prosecuting and maintaining trademark and copyright registrations in the state, federal, and international arenas. She also assists clients with drafting and negotiating contracts involving trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, and trade secret rights, including licensing agreements, confidentiality agreements, merchandising contracts, and publishing contracts. Her clients include a not-for-profit hospital, national financial institutions, a building materials manufacturer, art museums, and a national charitable organization.
Ms. Young is also active in the International Trademark Association (INTA), a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce. She also serves at the leadership level for the INTA as a member of the Law-Firm Subcommittee.
Ms. Young’s experience in the labor & employment field consists of representing parties in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as well as representing parties in state and federal court cases involving commercial litigation and employment matters, including employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. She has also conducted client workshops on compliance with the FMLA and ADA and how to make company policies and termination decisions that minimize potential liability.
Representative Matters
Some examples of Ms. Young’s recent litigation experience include:
Assisted in representing Fortune 500 company in resolving sexual harassment lawsuit on terms favorable to our client.
Assisted in representing client against defamation lawsuit. During trial, the parties reached a settlement that was very favorable to our client.
Assisted in representing former outside directors of a computer services company in high-profile stock option backdating derivative litigation in state and federal courts in Texas and Delaware.
Assisted in representing former officers of public companies in internal investigations with parallel regulatory investigations.
Represented a real-estate developer in a resolving a dispute over a multi-million dollar real estate purchase agreement.
Education
Baylor University
J.D., cum laude, 2006
Order of the Barristers
Baylor Law Review, 2005-2006
Law Review Articles Editor, 2005-2006
Texas Practice Editor, 2006
Executive Editor, 2006
Baylor University
B.A., cum laude, 2003
Admittances
Texas 2006
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Associations/Affiliations
International Trademark Association's Law-Firm Committee, 2008-2010
Co-Chair, Corporate Underwriting Committee of Attorneys Serving the Community, 2007-2008
Co-Chair, Lawyers Against Domestic Violence Committee of Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2007-2008
Member, American Bar Association Litigation Section, 2006-2010
Member, Multilaw Junior IP International Forum, 2009-2010
Member, Women in IP, 2009-2010
Member, International Trademark Association, 2006-2010
Member, Dallas Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, 2008-2010
Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Judiciary Committee, 2008-2010
Speeches/Publications
Editor, Andrew B. Ulmer et al., Media Advertising & Entertainment Law Throughout the World (Thomson West 2008).
