Full Name
Lisa Phelan
Job Title
Partner
Company
Morrison & Foerster
Speaker Bio
Lisa 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 Co-Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Global Antitrust Law Group, and a partner in its 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 national and international cartel and white collar investigations, to rapidly assess and address their total exposure to potential claims of unlawful collusion, and to obtain favorable outcomes for her clients. She guides clients through FTC and DOJ investigations for monopolization and abuse of dominance claims. As an active participant in American Bar Association programs and leadership for many years, she currently serves on the Section’s International Cartel Task Force, which regularly meets with competition agency heads from around the globe to provide thought leadership, and to advise on competition law changes and practices, including leniency program criteria. Ms. Phelan was most recently named to Global Competition Review’s 2021 list of Women in Antitrust. She was also named one of GCR’s Top “Women in Antitrust”, is a GCR Pathmaker Award winner, Presidential Rank Award winner, Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award winner, and a part of the ABA’s inaugural class of the Hall of Fame for Women in Antitrust.
Lisa Phelan