Overview
Lisa Jing represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes at the trial and appellate levels. Before joining Susman Godfrey, Lisa served as a law clerk to the Honorable Susan L. Carney of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and to the Honorable Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Lisa also practiced at Goldstein & Russell, P.C., a Supreme Court litigation boutique.
Notable Representations
- Representing a major transportation company in an ongoing insurance coverage dispute. At trial, Lisa put on expert and fact witnesses, and was a key member in briefing summary judgment and post-trial issues.
- Representing an investment trust against Allianz Global Investors in a $170 million+ fiduciary duty and ERISA dispute over the collapse of Allianz’s Structured Alpha Funds. Lisa was part of the small team that obtained a favorable early settlement.
- Representing the relator in an ongoing multibillion-dollar False Claims Act suit against UnitedHealthGroup and subsidiaries arising from United’s Medicare Advantage practices. Lisa has taken numerous depositions of United witnesses.
- Representing a real estate investor and related entities in a cross-border investment dispute, spanning an arbitration, state court litigation, and litigation abroad. Lisa successfully briefed the cross-motions for summary judgment in state court, resulting in complete dismissal of claims and an award of attorney’s fees and costs. Lisa also secured key testimony in a two-day deposition of the counterparty’s CFO.
- Representing a patent owner in opposing a petition for certiorari on the interpretation of the inter partes review estoppel statute, 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2). Read the brief here.
- Briefing amici issues in Supreme Court cases. Lisa’s amicus brief on the dormant Commerce Clause, in Walmart v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, No. 19-1368, was covered in Law360 (read here).
- Before joining Susman, Lisa was a member of the team that successfully represented Google in the blockbuster copyright case, Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 18-956 (read here). Lisa worked closely with lead counsel to prepare the supplemental brief ordered by the Supreme Court after it postponed oral argument.
Clerkships
- Honorable Susan L. Carney, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Honorable Lorna G. Schofield, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Harvard University (B.A., History & Literature, cum laude)
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Languages
Languages
- Mandarin
