Lisa is an associate in Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group in Boston. She represents companies in third-party, internal, and government investigations and in complex commercial and data privacy disputes, with additional experience in appellate advocacy and mediation. She maintains an active pro bono practice focused on federal impact litigation and housing matters. Before joining Ropes & Gray, Lisa served as a law clerk, first to the Honorable Justice David A. Lowy, then to the Honorable Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, both of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She also interned in the criminal division at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
During law school, Lisa served as the editor‑in‑chief of the Boston University Law Review. She also served as a first‑year legal research and writing fellow and co‑director of the Negotiation & Client Counseling Board. Lisa was named Best Team with her partner in Boston University’s Homer Albers Honors Moot Court Competition and was a regional champion in both the National Moot Court Competition and the American Bar Association Negotiation Competition. She was the recipient of the Dr. John Ordronaux Prize for the most exemplary academic performance and leadership and the Melville M. Bigelow Scholarship Award for greatest promise as a scholar and teacher in law.
Experience
- Represents a software developer in data privacy multidistrict litigation, coordinating strategy across pleadings and discovery.
- Conducts independent third‑party reviews and internal investigations for corporate and institutional clients.
- Represented a school committee in defeating a petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court in a school-speech First Amendment case.
- Successfully argued pre‑trial motions as part of a housing trial team, ultimately securing a favorable settlement for the client.