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Elizabeth is a litigator who focuses on representing clients in federal and state regulatory investigations, as well as in business disputes and insurance matters, including coverage disputes with reinsurers. Elizabeth has also represented entities in bankruptcy-related litigation and in matters involving securities fraud allegations.

Through her practice, Elizabeth appears in state and federal court, as well as before arbitration panels. Elizabeth regularly handles civil subpoenas on behalf of consulting clients, including management consultants and public relations firms.

Outside of her work for clients, Elizabeth has also served as an adjunct-professor at Fordham Law School and is a member of the Junior Advisory Board of Her Justice, a New York City not-for-profit dedicated to serving low-income women in Family Court proceedings, including in child custody and support matters.

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  • Represented consultant in connection with multi-state civil investigative demands, including responding to document demands and interrogatories and participating in settlement resolution.  
  • Represented crisis-management firm in connection with third-party civil subpoena issued in connection with consultant’s advice.
  • Represented consulting firm in putative class action brought by  policyholders of homeowners insurance against consultant and insurers in matter alleging RICO and Anti-Trust violations.
  • Represented package shipping company in civil enforcement action brought by the City and State of New York over the shipment of untaxed cigarettes
  • Represented computer coding school in investigation by the New York State Office of the Attorney General regarding statements in publication.
  • Represented high-yield CDO funds in FINRA arbitration brought by pension funds under Michigan’s Blue Sky laws alleging misrepresentation in the sale of the securities.
  • Represented operator of pipeline in opposition to motion by debtor to reject  multi-year services contract.
  • Represented bondholders in action brought by them against issuer over the improper interpretation of a “make-whole” provision contained in an indenture.

Elizabeth has received two Commitment to Justice Awards from Her Justice, a non-profit organization, for her work representing victims of domestic violence in New York Family Court. She has also been named to the list of Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation in 2023.

  • Co-author, “‘Crime Fraud’ and the Lawyer’s Duty,” New York Law Journal, April 8, 2014
  • Co-author, “U.S. Oncology and Chesapeake Energy: A Tale of Two Redemptions,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, November/December 2013
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

J.D., cum laude, Fordham University School of Law, 2009

B.A., cum laude, University of Michigan, 2005

Elizabeth is a litigator who focuses on representing clients in federal and state regulatory investigations, as well as in business disputes and insurance matters, including coverage disputes with reinsurers. Elizabeth has also represented entities in bankruptcy-related litigation and in matters involving securities fraud allegations.

Through her practice, Elizabeth appears in state and federal court, as well as before arbitration panels. Elizabeth regularly handles civil subpoenas on behalf of consulting clients, including management consultants and public relations firms.

Outside of her work for clients, Elizabeth has also served as an adjunct-professor at Fordham Law School and is a member of the Junior Advisory Board of Her Justice, a New York City not-for-profit dedicated to serving low-income women in Family Court proceedings, including in child custody and support matters.

Representative Matters

  • Represented consultant in connection with multi-state civil investigative demands, including responding to document demands and interrogatories and participating in settlement resolution.  
  • Represented crisis-management firm in connection with third-party civil subpoena issued in connection with consultant’s advice.
  • Represented consulting firm in putative class action brought by  policyholders of homeowners insurance against consultant and insurers in matter alleging RICO and Anti-Trust violations.
  • Represented package shipping company in civil enforcement action brought by the City and State of New York over the shipment of untaxed cigarettes
  • Represented computer coding school in investigation by the New York State Office of the Attorney General regarding statements in publication.
  • Represented high-yield CDO funds in FINRA arbitration brought by pension funds under Michigan’s Blue Sky laws alleging misrepresentation in the sale of the securities.
  • Represented operator of pipeline in opposition to motion by debtor to reject  multi-year services contract.
  • Represented bondholders in action brought by them against issuer over the improper interpretation of a “make-whole” provision contained in an indenture.

Honors & Awards

Elizabeth has received two Commitment to Justice Awards from Her Justice, a non-profit organization, for her work representing victims of domestic violence in New York Family Court. She has also been named to the list of Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation in 2023.

Publications

  • Co-author, “‘Crime Fraud’ and the Lawyer’s Duty,” New York Law Journal, April 8, 2014
  • Co-author, “U.S. Oncology and Chesapeake Energy: A Tale of Two Redemptions,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, November/December 2013

Admitted To Practice

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Education

J.D., cum laude, Fordham University School of Law, 2009

B.A., cum laude, University of Michigan, 2005

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