WILMINGTON, DE – August 23, 2018 – As part of its ongoing growth initiative, the Delaware office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has welcomed Lisa Zwally Brown as of counsel in its Litigation Practice. She joined Greenberg Traurig from the Wilmington-based office of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP, where she was a corporate litigation attorney.
Brown represents clients in corporate and commercial disputes, with a focus on practice in Delaware’s Court of Chancery and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. She has defended and prosecuted a variety of business disputes, including fiduciary duty actions, appraisal cases, and contractual disputes. Additionally, she has represented special committees regarding the investigation of stock option practices.
“Greenberg Traurig continues to strategically grow in Delaware with the addition of great lawyers, like Lisa, who have credibility with and a deep knowledge of the Delaware courts, to best serve our clients,” said Diane N. Ibrahim, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Delaware office. “Lisa adds depth to the litigation team and will make an immediate impact. We are excited to welcome her to Greenberg Traurig.”
“Lisa is the third litigator to join us in recent months, as we continue to expand GT’s team with talented and experienced individuals from prominent area firms. This growth reflects our commitment to recruiting lawyers with the skill sets that are needed for high-level practice in Delaware’s courts,” said Steven T. Margolin, who heads the firm’s Delaware Litigation Practice. “We’re pleased to have a lawyer of Lisa’s caliber join our office, and I look forward to working with her.”
“Greenberg Traurig’s reputation in Delaware generally, and as a litigation powerhouse on the global stage, attracted me to the firm,” Brown said. “The firm’s platform allows my clients to tap into a wide range of key areas of practice, as well allowing me to serve as a resource for my colleagues.”
“We are proud to have Lisa join our more than 600 litigators worldwide and to be able to serve clients across the globe with their needs in Delaware,” Lori G. Cohen and Jeff E. Scott, the Global Litigation Practice co-chairs said in a joint statement.
Brown received a J.D., with honors, in 2002 from The George Washington University Law School. There, she was a member and managing editor of The George Washington International Law Review and member of the Law Association for Women and Street Law Society. Brown received a B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College in Government and Spanish. She is involved in her community as a volunteer with the Office of the Child Advocate and serves as a guardian ad litem. She is admitted to practice in Delaware, the District Court for the District of Delaware, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
About Greenberg Traurig's Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice comprises more than 600 litigators across a global platform. The exceptionally broad practice serves both domestic and international clients in the following areas: antitrust and competition, appellate, commercial litigation, class actions, construction, eDiscovery and eRetention, environmental, FCPA and global anti-corruption, fiduciary litigation, financial services, IP litigation, international dispute resolution, labor and employment, media and entertainment, products liability including pharmaceutical and medical device and health care litigation, real estate litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, technology, trial practice, and white collar criminal defense.
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