Lisa Houssiere focuses her practice on representing clients in commercial litigation, international arbitration and government and internal investigations. She advises companies in all phases of dispute resolution at both the state and federal court levels and regularly advises clients in matters beyond the courtroom. Many clients have international operations and seek Lisa for her ability to provide creative and pragmatic solutions to complex matters.
Lisa has represented international and domestic companies as both plaintiffs and defendants in complex energy, antitrust and intellectual property matters. Her litigation and arbitration cases have involved a wide range of disputes arising in the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Venezuela. As a result, Lisa has developed an in-depth understanding of the political, social and economic climate in Latin America and regularly counsels clients in that region.
She has worked on several global high-profile antitrust litigation and investigations matters, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust investigations, as well as represented companies seeking merger clearance from the DOJ and the European Commission Directorate General for Competition (DG Comp). In addition, she has advised clients across several industries under investigation by the DOJ, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Lisa has significant experience advising on competition law issues, including multi-jurisdictional merger control matters. She has assisted clients with responding to Second Requests from the DOJ and Requests for Information (RIF) from the DG Comp in mergers ranging in value from $7 billion to $47 billion on an expedited basis.
Lisa has been recognized among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers and as a Rising Star for Business Litigation by Thomson Reuters. In addition, the National Diversity Council has recognized Lisa as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers and as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Oil and Gas. She has also been recognized as one of the Top 10 Transformational Women Leaders by IndustryWired.