Lisa A. Linsky focuses her practice on complex litigation, including product liability and toxic tort, civil trials, trusts and estate litigation, business investigations including sexual harassment and sexual abuse investigations and guidance, client counseling and civil rights litigation.
Lisa was McDermott’s first partner-in-charge of Firm-wide Diversity and partner-in-charge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Diversity and Inclusion. She created and chaired the Firm-wide LGBT Committee, and currently serves on the Firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee.
Lisa comes to McDermott with extensive trial experience. She was formerly with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, where she held to the positions of associate chief of the Special Prosecutions Division and chief of the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Bureau of the same division. Lisa has been recognized for her work in the fields of domestic violence, child abuse and investigations and trials.
In addition to her litigation skills, Lisa has received numerous awards for her distinguished service, and has a wide range of public speaking and teaching experience.
Education
Pace University School of Law, JD, with honors, 1984
Villanova University, BA, with honors, 1981
Admissions
New York
Courts / Agencies
Supreme Court of the United States
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Partner | New York
New York: +1 212 547 5587
New York: +1 212 547 5444
Chicago, IL / McDermott Event / September 18 - 19, 2019
Lesbian Pioneer / June 2019
New York, NY / Speaking Engagements / June 12, 2019
Boston, MA / Speaking Engagements / April 30, 2019
Villanova, PA / Speaking Engagements / April 16, 2019
The Advocate / November 12, 2018
Chicago, Illinois / McDermott Event / September 27, 2018
On the Subject / July 31, 2018
Webinar / Speaking Engagements / November 14, 2017
Diversity and the Bar / January/February 2016
Diversity and the Bar / January/February 2016
On the Subject / August 11, 2014
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New York / Above the Law / July 2, 2019
Celebrating Champions of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
New York / New York Law Journal / July 2, 2019
The New York Law Journal / May 3, 2019
City & State New York / March 22, 2019
The New York Review of Books / January 10, 2019
Associated Press / December 29, 2018
UnErased: The History of Conversion Therapy in America / November 23, 2018
Washington Blade / October 19, 2018
‘Boy Erased’ Author Joins Mother in Panel on Conversion Therapy
Diversity News / October 15, 2018
McDermott and The Mattachine Society of Washington, DC Unveil Untold Legal and ...
Outtake Media / June 25, 2018
Law360 / June 5, 2018
Washington, DC / Washington City Paper / May 31, 2018
LGBTQ People Suffered Traumatic Treatments at St. Elizabeths Hospital for the Mentally ...
Business Insurance / May 29, 2018
Reuters / May 25, 2018
Weinstein Attorney Brafman Could Face “Impossible” Task: Lawyers
The Legal Intelligencer / April 27, 2018
New York / GO Mag / December 29, 2017
Our Year in Review: The Women’s Event at The Center Raises ...
New York / Mott Haven Herald / November 16, 2017
Above the Law / November 10, 2017
New York / GO Mag / November 9, 2017
New York / New York Law Journal / November 8, 2017
New York / New York Law Journal / October 10, 2017
New York / Bloomberg Law's Law Week: Case Alert & Legal News / August 24, 2017
McDermott Lawyers Help Uncover Hoover-Era ‘Sex Deviate’ Files
New York / Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business / August 24, 2017
McDermott Lawyers Help Uncover Hoover-Era ‘Sex Deviate’ Files
NBC News / August 3, 2017
Court Tells Justice Department to Release 1950s Gay ‘Purge’ Documents
New York / MSN News / August 3, 2017
Court Tells Justice Department to Release 1950s Gay 'Purge' Documents
Washington, DC / Press Releases / August 1, 2017
McDermott Wins Summary Judgment Against the United States Department of Justice
New York / New York Law Journal / July 31, 2017
Washington, DC / Law360 / July 31, 2017
New York / Patch Newspapers / July 30, 2017
New York / The Street / July 27, 2017
New York / New York Patch / July 27, 2017
NY Activists, Democrats Oppose Administration's Moves Against LGBTQ Americans
New York / Legal Executive Institute (Thomson Reuters) / April 17, 2017
Q&A with McDermott Will & Emery’s Lisa Linsky: Working for LGBT ...
New York / Business Insurance / February 28, 2017
Student's Transgender Bathroom Case May Impact the Workplace
Washington Blade / October 5, 2016
Diversity & the Bar / September/October, 2016
New York / New York Law Journal / September 20, 2016
Lawyers Who Lead by Example 2016 – Public Service: Lisa Linsky
New York / Diversity & the Bar / July/August 2016
Accolades & Rankings / July 19, 2016
Lisa A. Linsky Receives Esteemed Paula L. Ettelbrick Award for Commitment to ...
New York / Diversity News / July 13, 2016
Lisa A. Linsky Recognized by the New York Law Journal as a “...
New York Law Journal / July 7, 2016
Pennsylvania Record / July 5, 2016
Plaintiff Counsel Withdrawing from Personal Injury Case Caused by Workplace Mold Exposure
New York / Accolades & Rankings / June 20, 2016
Lisa A. Linsky Named LGBT Equality Lawyer of the Year by Chambers ...
Courthouse News Service / April 28, 2016
The Associated Press / April 27, 2016
Washington, DC / Diversity News / April 27, 2016
McDermott Files Lawsuit Against the United States Department of Justice
Business Insurance / April 11, 2016
Firms Should Lead in Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Transgender Workers
Washington, DC / Diversity News / March 9, 2016
McDermott Files Amicus Brief On Behalf Of Undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander ...
NAWL News / February 5, 2016
NAWL Member Lisa A. Linsky's Latest Article Featured in MCCA Magazine
Business Insurance / January 26, 2016
Appeals Court Ruling Seen Strengthening Cases for Transgender Employees
Forbes.com / October 20, 2015
MCCA Diversity and the Bar / September/October 2015
CV [Coachella Valley, CA] Independent / September 8, 2015
'Uniquely Nasty' Shows Government Persecution of LGBT Americans
Accolades & Rankings / July 15, 2015
LawSites / July 15, 2015
New York Patch Media / July 5, 2015
/ June 30, 2015
New York Law Journal / June 29, 2015
Agence France-Presse [AFP] / June 28, 2015
Agence France-Presse [AFP] / June 27, 2015
Law360 / June 26, 2015
New York Patch Media / June 26, 2015
Inside Counsel / June 23, 2015
Law Firm Takes a Look at the Historic Discrimination of the U....
MainStreet.com / May 21, 2015
The Washington Post / April 27, 2015
In America’s Past, a Culture of Animus Against Federal Workers
Above the Law / March 24, 2015
National Law Journal / Supreme Court Brief / March 24, 2015
Boston / Pro Bono News / March 9, 2015
McDermott Files Historic Amicus Brief in Same-Sex Marriage Cases Set for Argument ...
Business Insurance / December 21, 2014
Supreme Court Could Give Definitive Ruling on States’ Rights to Ban Gay ...
National Law Journal / December 1, 2014
CSPAN3 / November 24, 2014
Examiner.com / November 24, 2014
Cato Institute Panel Discusses Obscure but Pivotal Gay Civil Rights Case
The Cato Institute's Overlawyered / November 19, 2014
Law360 / September 29, 2014
MSNBC-TV / May 23, 2014
Accolades & Rankings / May 8, 2014
Impact Magazine (Lambda Legal) / May 6, 2014
Law360 / March 20, 2014
Lambda Legal / March 6, 2014
Lambda Legal Urges Third Circuit to Uphold New Jersey Law Banning ‘Conversion ...
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