Lisa Cordara focuses her practice on complex and commercial litigation and white collar matters. She has experience with internal and government investigations as well as litigation involving antitrust law, environmental law, and contract disputes.
Ms. Cordara clerked for the Honorable Denny Chin, who serves on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Cordara interned for the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco, who then served on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She also externed for the Federal Defenders of New York in the Eastern District.
Ms. Cordara received her law degree from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a Paul Fuller Scholar and served as associate editor for the Fordham International Law Journal. She was a member of the Fordham Moot Court Board, where she won Best Oralist of the I. Maurice Wormser Intraschool Moot Court Competition, Overall Winner of the Cardozo BMI Interschool Moot Court Competition, and Best Brief of the New York City Bar Association National Moot Court Competition, where she served as captain. Upon graduation, she received the Kimberly Greer Singer Award for oral advocacy, legal writing, and mentoring skills.
Perspectives
March 21, 2023
Non-Profit Defeats Retaliation Suit by Its Former CEO
Qui Notes: Unlocking the False Claims Act
June 1, 2021
New DOJ COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Promises to Augment the Detection and Disruption of Pandemic-Related Fraud
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
April 2, 2021
DOJ Continues to Combat COVID-19 Fraud with "Historic" Levels of Enforcement
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2020
- B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, 2015, cum laude
Admissions
- New York
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, The Honorable Denny Chin