Lisa M. Gilford, a partner in Sidley’s Los Angeles office, has been awarded the Loren Miller Lawyer of the Year award by the John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles at its annual gala. The John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles works to “empower leadership, advance the professional development of its membership, and promote the administration of justice in the Black community and the community at large.”
Lisa is a leading complex civil litigator with a practice focused on class actions, multidistrict litigation, products liability matters, and large-scale commercial disputes. She is lead counsel to clients in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, pharmaceutical, communications, oil and gas, aerospace and chemical manufacturing, sports, and higher education. Clients turn to Lisa for counsel on their most challenging and significant legal issues. Her advocacy skills have played a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of numerous class actions and aggregate litigation matters nationwide.
Lisa previously taught at the Georgetown University Law Center, and was a graduate fellow and public service lawyer with Georgetown Law’s Institute for Public Representation. She frequently lectures on California tort, consumer protection and unfair competition claims, successful defense of class actions, best practices for outside counsel, and professional development for women lawyers and other diversity issues. Lisa earned her LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, her J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and received a B.A. from Furman University.
She was recognized due to her successful practice at Sidley and her work with civil rights organizations including the Legal Defense Fund, the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls, and for her role as Co-Chair for Women for Harris-Walz during last year’s presidential campaign.
