Career
Lisa is a partner at Sunstein and the Chair of the Litigation Practice. Lisa is a seasoned litigator, serving as lead counsel in patent, trademark and copyright litigation in federal courts throughout the United States. Lisa has extensive experience in intellectual property matters, providing strategic counsel to clients on both domestic and international issues and guiding the firm’s efforts in protecting and enforcing clients’ valuable brands and ideas. Lisa is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Professional Memberships
Professional and Community Involvement
Member of the Boston Bar Association Law Firm Leadership Forum. Numerous past leadership positions within the BBA, including former member of BBA Council; Co-Chair, Litigation Section; member of Children and Youth Outreach Leadership Task Force.
Member of the AIPLA Amicus Committee
Co-author of then U.S. Supreme Court "Bad Spaniels" Amicus Brief for AIPLA
Member of the Board of Advisors and the Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Commitee for the Museum of Science Boston
Co-director of the firm's Practicum Program in partnership with New England Law Boston.
Past-President, Federal Bar Association, Massachusetts Chapter
Women’s Bar Association Women’s Leadership Initiative Mentor; leader of WBA Mentoring Circle; WBA Awards and Recognition Committee member
Performs significant pro bono work, including representation of GoodWeave. GoodWeave’s founder Kailash Satyarthi, was a co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. GoodWeave’s mission is to end child labor in the carpet industry and offer educational opportunities to children in weaving communities. Has also provided pro bono legal services for artists and artisans as a panel member for the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Legal Referral Program.
Initiated the firm’s involvement in the Citizen Schools 8th Grade Academy; over a decade working as a tutor of students in Boston Public Schools.
Member of: American Bar Association (ABA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Boston Bar Association (BBA), Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA), Federal Bar Association (FBA), International Trademark Association (INTA), Massachusetts Bar Association, Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group, Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts and Women in Bio.