Alexa Berlin previously served as Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins' Chicago Corporate Department. Alexa represents clients in capital markets and spin-off transactions and advises public companies and boards of directors on corporate governance and securities law matters.

Alexa represents both issuers and investment banking firms in a variety of capital markets transactions, including:

  • Initial public offerings
  • Spin-off transactions
  • Follow-on offerings
  • Block trades
  • ATM programs

Alexa also counsels public company clients and their boards on a day-to-day basis, advising on:

  • ’34 Act reporting 
  • Complex disclosure requirements 
  • Corporate governance best practices
  • NYSE / Nasdaq requirements
  • Rule 144
  • Section 16
  • Securities regulation
  • Financial reporting 

Representative IPOs Alexa has advised on include:

  • UL Solutions
  • Airbnb
  • Expensify
  • Definitive Healthcare
  • Vital Farms
  • Beyond Meat
  • TransUnion
  • Performance Food Group
  • SeaWorld Entertainment
  • La Quinta

Alexa has also represented multiple clients in spinning-off business segments and divisions to create stand-alone, independent companies, including:

  • Howard Hughes Holdings in the spin-off and listing of Seaport Entertainment Group
  • GRAIL in its listing and spin-off from Illumina
  • Worthington Industries (now Worthington Enterprises) in the spin-off and listing of its steel processing business, Worthington Steel
  • Colfax Corporation (now Enovis Corporation) in the spin-off and listing of its fabrication technology business, ESAB Corporation
  • Delphi Automotive (now Aptiv) in the spin-off and listing of its powertrain business, Delphi Technologies
  • Spirit Realty Capital in the spin-off and listing of Spirit MTA REIT
  • InvenTrust Properties in the spin-off and listing of its lodging business, Xenia Hotels & Resorts, as well as the spin-off of its “non-core” assets to Highlands REIT

Alexa also advises public companies and their boards of directors in connection with equity offerings as well as on a day-to-day basis. Representative clients include:

  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation
  • Xenia Hotels & Resorts
  • TransUnion
  • InvenTrust Properties
  • Safehold
  • Simon Property Group
  • Expensify
  • Phillips Edison & Company

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Northwestern University School of Law, 2010
    cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • BS, Duke University, 2004
    magna cum laude