Alexandra Caritis

Commercial Litigation

• Smartmatic USA Corp., et al. v. Fox Corporation, et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.; N.Y. App. Div.). Currently representing Fox Corporation and Fox News, and certain of its on-air commentators, in a defamation lawsuit concerning Fox’s coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election.
• Represented CM Energy in multiple litigations in the District of Delaware related to contractual disputes arising out of the purchase of a West Virginia coal mine. Settlements achieved.
• Represented PetroStar Services, LLC in its defense of an action brought by a former employee of Colt Services, LLC, whose assets PetroStar acquired. Achieved voluntary dismissal of all claims against PetroStar.

Multidistrict Litigation

• In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Product Liability Litigation. Currently representing Archroma in multidistrict litigation involving alleged PFAS contamination related to the use of AFFF.
• In re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2913 (N.D. Cal.; 9th Cir.) and Attorney General matters. Defended JUUL Labs, Inc. in multidistrict litigation and in Attorney General investigation and litigation matters involving alleged fraudulent marketing and products liability claims related to JUUL e-cigarette and e-vapor products. In 2022, JLI resolved essentially all of the cases in the federal MDL and related California state JCCP cases, as well as the multistate Attorney General investigation. In 2023, represented Juul in a three week trial against the Minnesota Attorney General. The case settled the morning of closing arguments and JLI resolved litigation with other litigating states around the same time.
• In re: Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation, 15-MD-02626 (M.D. Fla.). Defended ABB Optical Group, the nation’s largest distributor of contact lenses, against price fixing allegations in a nationwide MDL class action. Settlement achieved.

Restructuring

• Represented the private equity sponsors and Sable Permian Resources, LLC (as operator of the oil and gas assets) in the successful completion of American Energy - Permain Basin, LLC’s $2.1 billion out-of-court recapitalization. The transaction reduced AEPB’s debt obligations by approximately $1.4 billion and reduced upcoming debt maturities over the next four years to approximately $36 million from approximately $2.1 billion. In addition, the transaction eliminated approximately $94 million of annual cash interest expense and simplified AEPB's organizational structure.
• Represented Seadrill Limited and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in its Chapter 11 cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Seadrill's pre-arranged Chapter 11 cases, one of the largest filings in 2017 based on asset size, aims to re-profile approximately $6 billion of secured debt, reduce overall leverage, and facilitate a capital investment of more than $1 billion.
• Represented an ad hoc committee of unsecured noteholders in the prepackaged Chapter 11 cases of Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
• Trial counsel for Midstates Petroleum in contract and lien disputes over amounts allegedly owed for goods and services. Obtained a multi-million-dollar summary judgment for actual fraud against service provider.

Investigations and Enforcement

• Developed an industry-leading workplace compliance program for a US-listed Fortune 500 company.
• Counsel for major chemical and pharmaceutical corporations in regulatory enforcement actions.
• Counsel in a DOJ/SEC investigation into corruption allegations involving a drilling company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Counsel for engineering firm in ongoing DOJ investigation in connection with government contracting issues.

Tort

• Trial counsel for Kimberly-Clark Corp. in high-stakes tort matter. Settlement achieved on eve of trial.

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (2014)