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Lisa A. Herbert

Lisa A. Herbert

Of Counsel

330 Madison Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
T 212.413.9042
lisa.herbert@nelsonmullins.com
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Lisa focuses her practice in complex commercial litigation. She represents individual and corporate plaintiffs and defendants throughout all phases of the pre–litigation, litigation, and appeals process in state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. Her practice involves a wide range of matters including business disputes, breach of contract, commercial torts, financial services, and...

Lisa focuses her practice in complex commercial litigation. She represents individual and corporate plaintiffs and defendants throughout all phases of the pre–litigation, litigation, and appeals process in state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. Her practice involves a wide range of matters including business disputes, breach of contract, commercial torts, financial services, and lender liability.  Lisa’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, national banks, and mortgage lenders and servicers.

Lisa A. Herbert

lender liability.  Lisa’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, national banks, and mortgage lenders and servicers.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Defended global real estate crowdfunding platform in breach of contract actions brought by former employees, which sought to enforce grants of certain employee benefits; successfully briefed motions to dismiss based upon documentary evidence which barred the claims. (NY Sup. Ct., 2019).
  • Defended international private investment company and its officers in a multi–party suit concerning a $100 million financing deal that did not close, alleging fraud and tortious interference with contract via an agency theory of liability; court dismissed all claims in their entirety based upon lack of personal jurisdiction and inadequate pleading (S.D.N.Y., 2021).
  • Defended Italian sports car dealerships in an action for breach of contract, fraud, and eight other causes of action, including an attempt to pierce the corporate veil, in connection with an alleged promise to sell vehicles; court granted pre–answer motion to dismiss in its entirety. (Nassau Sup. Ct., 2018).
  • Prosecution of a breach of contract action relating to promissory notes and equitable relief on behalf of private equity investors. (NY Sup. Ct., Comm. Div., currently pending). 

Previous Professional Experience

  • Litigation Associate, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz P.C., New York City
  • Litigation Associate, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP, New York City

Educational Activities

  • Italian–American Law Student Association President (2003–2005)
  • Research Assistant, New York Law School, Professor Tanina Rostain (2003)

Internships

  • Legal Intern, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Sex Crimes Unit, New York, NY (2004)
  • Legislative Intern, State of Connecticut General Assembly (2001)
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Defended global real estate crowdfunding platform in breach of contract actions brought by former employees, which sought to enforce grants of certain employee benefits; successfully briefed motions to dismiss based upon documentary evidence which barred the claims. (NY Sup. Ct., 2019).
  • Defended international private investment company and its officers in a multi–party suit concerning a $100 million financing deal that did not close, alleging fraud and tortious interference with contract via an agency theory of liability; court dismissed all claims in their entirety based upon lack of personal jurisdiction and inadequate pleading (S.D.N.Y., 2021).
  • Defended Italian sports car dealerships in an action for breach of contract, fraud, and eight other causes of action, including an attempt to pierce the corporate veil, in connection with an alleged promise to sell vehicles; court granted pre–answer motion to dismiss in its entirety. (Nassau Sup. Ct., 2018).
  • Prosecution of a breach of contract action relating to promissory notes and equitable relief on behalf of private equity investors. (NY Sup. Ct., Comm. Div., currently pending). 

Previous Professional Experience

  • Litigation Associate, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz P.C., New York City
  • Litigation Associate, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP, New York City

Educational Activities

  • Italian–American Law Student Association President (2003–2005)
  • Research Assistant, New York Law School, Professor Tanina Rostain (2003)

Internships

  • Legal Intern, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Sex Crimes Unit, New York, NY (2004)
  • Legislative Intern, State of Connecticut General Assembly (2001)

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Lisa focuses her practice in complex commercial litigation. She represents individual and corporate plaintiffs and defendants throughout all phases of the pre–litigation, litigation, and appeals process in state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. Her practice involves a wide range of matters including business disputes, breach of contract, commercial torts, financial services, and... lender liability.  Lisa’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, national banks, and mortgage lenders and servicers.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Defended global real estate crowdfunding platform in breach of contract actions brought by former employees, which sought to enforce grants of certain employee benefits; successfully briefed motions to dismiss based upon documentary evidence which barred the claims. (NY Sup. Ct., 2019).
  • Defended international private investment company and its officers in a multi–party suit concerning a $100 million financing deal that did not close, alleging fraud and tortious interference with contract via an agency theory of liability; court dismissed all claims in their entirety based upon lack of personal jurisdiction and inadequate pleading (S.D.N.Y., 2021).
  • Defended Italian sports car dealerships in an action for breach of contract, fraud, and eight other causes of action, including an attempt to pierce the corporate veil, in connection with an alleged promise to sell vehicles; court granted pre–answer motion to dismiss in its entirety. (Nassau Sup. Ct., 2018).
  • Prosecution of a breach of contract action relating to promissory notes and equitable relief on behalf of private equity investors. (NY Sup. Ct., Comm. Div., currently pending). 

Previous Professional Experience

  • Litigation Associate, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz P.C., New York City
  • Litigation Associate, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP, New York City

Educational Activities

  • Italian–American Law Student Association President (2003–2005)
  • Research Assistant, New York Law School, Professor Tanina Rostain (2003)

Internships

  • Legal Intern, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Sex Crimes Unit, New York, NY (2004)
  • Legislative Intern, State of Connecticut General Assembly (2001)

Education

  • New York Law School, JD, cum laude (2005)
    • Dean’s List High Honors
    • New York Law School Law Review, Associate Editor
    • Justice John Marshall Harlan Scholar Academic Scholarship recipient
    • Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
  • Quinnipiac University, BA, Political Science, magna cum laude (2002)

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

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