Lisa Cahill Email & Phone Number

747 Third Avenue, 32Nd Floor, New York, Ny 10017

Founded firm initially to represent a Kings County manslaughter conviction exoneree, Vanessa Gathers, in securing compensation for her wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Ms. Gathers served ten years in jail on a manslaughter conviction on the sole basis of a confession obtained by controversial former N.Y.P.D. Detective Louis Scarcella.Successfully negotiated with the City of New York a multi-million-dollar pre-litigation settlement of client’s federal civil rights and state tort law claims; andLitigated a parallel unjust imprisonment and conviction claim against the State of New York pursuant to section 8-b of the New York State Court of Claims Act and achieved a seven-figure settlement pretrial.The Firm's scope was expanded in mid-May 2018 to include criminal defense work and civil litigation, including the representation of individuals in federal criminal and regulatory investigations.

Greater New York City Area

Founding member, along with Chair Edward J.M. Little, of Firm’s white collar criminal defense practice; responsible for leading and managing a full range of criminal, regulatory and civil cases, with particular expertise in federal sentencings and criminal defense motion practice. Highlights included: Managed legal aspects of defense of former senior executive at Westar Energy in high profile federal criminal case dubbed the “Enron of Kansas” — all counts of conviction reversed by Tenth Circuit on the basis of legal argument raised at trial in reliance on relatively obscure Supreme Court wire fraud decision; also stood for client at sentencing covered by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and other media outlets and where he received a 15-year sentence in the face of “life” exposure under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines; also represented client in subsequent successful arbitration proceeding seeking compensation for his wrongful termination from Westar;Led successful pro bono effort to secure the exoneration in Kings County of Vanessa Gathers, who served ten years in jail on a manslaughter conviction on the sole basis of a confession obtained by controversial N.Y.P.D. Detective Louis Scarcella; andDrafted Second Circuit briefs in a complex matter of first impression — which choice-of-law rules apply when a bankruptcy court sitting in one state resolves a bankruptcy claim arising from a state-law action previously filed in another state — and which resulted in the Second Circuit’s reversal of a bankruptcy court’s decision and the reinstatement of a client’s $85 million malpractice claim against Coudert Brothers LLP.

Greater New York City Area

First associate in D.C. white collar firm’s New York office and subsequently elevated to partner; extensive civil and criminal litigation experience, including management of complex federal litigations, trial and arbitration work; for several years, also served in litigation management position for major international financial institution.

Bridgeport, Conn.

B.A., International Relations/Government

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Executive Editor, William & Mary Law Review