Alexis White

While a summer associate with Brinks Gilson & Lione, Alexis worked on patent prosecution and litigation matters in various technology areas. Prior to joining Brinks, she worked as an undergraduate research assistant, studying the effects of ACE inhibitors on herpes-infected serotonin cell viability and other neurological disorders. During her summers, she researched macular degeneration at Baylor College of Medicine and performed biochemical investigations of maternal effects in microscopic aquatic animals at Marine Biological Laboratory.

Alexis is a recipient of the Sidney B. Williams Intellectual Property Law Scholarship and the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association’s Dean’s Award. She served as the editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Central University Science and Intellectual Property Law Review and as the president of the Intellectual Property Society.