Alexandra Easley

Alexandra Easley is a patent litigation attorney specializing in intellectual property and complex commercial disputes. Her practice encompasses high-stakes global litigation, particularly involving standard-essential patent (SEP) rights and FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) licensing matters. Before becoming an attorney, she worked as a jury and trial consultant, developing a strategic approach to trial preparation.

Based on tracked appearances and firm descriptions, Ms. Easley represents clients on both the plaintiff and defendant sides, advising on asserting and defending against claims of patent and trademark infringement. She has served as Lead Counsel for patent owner Nokia Technologies Oy in its dispute against Acer Inc. This case has seen recent significant developments, with Nokia securing legal victories in the UK by blocking Acer and Asus patent lawsuits related to video coding technology and securing injunctions against Acer and ASUS in Munich over a patent for the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC, H.265) standard.

Ms. Easley is currently a partner at Russ August & Kabat, having previously been a principal and an associate at McKool Smith's Dallas office. Her extensive experience includes serving as counsel of record in over 100 federal court cases, 13 inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, 10 International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations, and 9 appeals before the Federal Circuit. She was also counsel for the appellant in Xerox Corp. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to the Federal Circuit. She has been recognized as a "Top Attorney for Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Cases" and among the "Most Active" and "Best Performing ITC Attorneys" by Patexia.

Ms. Easley is admitted to practice in Texas. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2017. She also holds an M.Ed. and M.A. in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University (2010) and a B.A. in Psychology from Rhodes College (2008).