Academic Background
J.D., University of Southern California Law School, 2002
Order of the Coif Senior Editor, Southern California Law ReviewRecipient: USC Law School scholarship; James G. Holbrook Award for outstanding service to the Southern California Law ReviewA.B., Vassar College, 1991
General Honors and Departmental Honors
Law Clerk, Honorable Irma E. Gonzalez, United States District Court, Southern District of California
Bar and Court Admissions
New York
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
Professional/Community
Ms. Ruesch is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and of the Board of Directors of the Park Slope Child Care Collective.
Lisa L. Ruesch
Associate
Lisa Ruesch has represented clients in a wide range of matters in the federal and state courts both at the trial and appellate levels. Her experience includes defending securities and antitrust class action lawsuits, as well as litigations concerning intellectual property disputes, fraud, and breaches of contract. Ms. Ruesch also has significant experience in family law.
Ms. Ruesch’s pro bono work has included the successful settlement of a breastfeeding discrimination claim; obtaining asylum for a Guinean political activist; and representation of 55 restaurant workers in a high-profile, wage-and-hour labor dispute.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ruesch was an associate in the litigation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and an appellate attorney at The Children’s Law Center.