Los Angeles Business Journal named Lisa Gilford and Amy Lally to its 2020 edition of “Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles.” The annual supplement honors the most influential women attorneys in Los Angeles. The honorees were singled out for their exceptional legal skill and achievements, exemplary leadership and for contributions to the Los Angeles community at large.
Lisa is considered one of the preeminent first-chair trial lawyers in the country, representing clients in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, pharmaceutical, communications, oil and gas, aerospace, 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.
Amy is the global co-leader of Sidley’s Consumer Class Action practice and has built her reputation as one of the leading consumer class action lawyers in the country through her successful defense of some of the largest companies in the consumer products and services industries, including Burlington, CVS, Newegg, Saks and Charter Communications. She recently won the 2019 Public Counsel Pro Bono award for leading a large cross-office Sidley team that successfully challenged the government’s policies of separating refugee parents from their children.