Lisa Phelan

Practice Areas

Antitrust Law, Investigations + White Collar Defense, Litigation, State +Local Gov. Enforcement

Career

Lisa M. Phelan, former Chief of the National Criminal Enforcement and Washington Criminal I Sections of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is a partner and Co-Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Global Antitrust Law Practice and Investigations + White Collar Group. With more than 25 years of service at the DOJ as one of the leading authorities in criminal antitrust matters, Ms. Phelan draws upon her unmatched criminal investigations, litigation, and enforcement experience to guide clients through sensitive matters pertaining to international cartel actions and white collar investigations, and to rapidly assess and address their total exposure to potential claims of unlawful collusion.

Clients turn to Ms. Phelan for her deep knowledge and experience in moments of crisis. She is a trusted advisor when companies and executives are subpoenaed, or when enforcement agencies execute a search warrant or stage a dawn raid. Few in the world have the breadth of her experience to counsel and represent clients through each step of a cartel investigation, leniency application, plea negotiation, or criminal jury trial.

Personal

American University, B.A., 1983; American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1986