Overview
Lisa Gerson focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including for technology, energy, and chemical companies. She advises clients on business operations and contracts, and has litigated a variety of cases, including commercial torts, product liability, and contract disputes.
Lisa was previously with McDermott as a summer associate. While in law school, Lisa was the editor-in-chief for The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law and worked for Professor Chai Feldblum at the Workplace Flexibility Initiative & Federal Legislation Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center.
Results
- Successfully opposed several motions for preliminary injunction in dispute regarding modification of medical benefits provided pursuant to prior consent decree
- Obtained summary judgment for a subsidiary of a multinational industrial company in a whistleblower and wrongful termination action
- Obtained dismissal of complaint alleging fraud and breach of contract against an international satellite services provider relating to an asset purchase transaction
- Obtained dismissal of counterclaims against satellite service provider alleging tortious interference, unfair competition, trade secret violations, and breach of a non-disclosure agreement
- Represents a multinational petroleum company in a mass tort, product liability multi-district litigation in the Southern District of New York
Recognitions
- Legal 500 2017 and 2024
- McDermott Will & Emery, 2014 Award for Outstanding Achievement and Commitment to Pro Bono and Service to the Community
- inMotion, 2010 Commitment to Justice Award for pro bono service
Community
- Athlete Ally, board of directors, 2018 to 2022
- American Bar Association, Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee, newsletter co-editor, 2015 to 2016
- New York City Bar, served as a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Rights Committee, 2012 to 2014
Credentials
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 2006
University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude, 2003
Admissions
New York
Courts / Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
