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Lisa C. Wood
Partner
Boston
Lisa Wood has nearly 25 years of experience handling complex business litigation, principally in the areas of securities fraud, accountants liability, and antitrust. She has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA, The Best lawyers in America and Massachusetts SuperLawyers for her effectiveness as a business litigator and counselor.
Lisa's client representation reflects the breadth of her litigation practice. She has represented many different accounting firms, including the "Big Four" and other national, regional and local firms, in securities and accounting malpractice claims, and in regulatory investigations by the SEC, IRS, and other federal and state authorities. She also advises numerous "Fortune 500" public companies in federal securities and antitrust matters.
Corporate governance matters are a special focus of Lisa's practice. She assists the audit committees of public companies with internal investigations, whistleblower complaints and SEC investigations, and also advises individual public company officers and directors in federal securities litigation, SEC investigations and internal investigations. In addition, Lisa represents public companies and special board of director committees in corporate litigation in the Delaware Chancery Court and elsewhere, including claims arising out of going-private transactions, acquisitions and changes in control.
In the financial industry Lisa helps mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional investors evaluate and pursue securities fraud claims. Broker dealer firms turn to her for guidance in federal securities and other regulatory matters.
Lisa routinely advises clients on the many insurance coverage issues that arise out of business litigation and offers preventative litigation and corporate compliance advice in the securities and antitrust areas. Reflecting her corporate governance emphasis, she is a member of AIG's select list of counsel for securities and corporate claims covered by D&O insurance policies written by AIG.
In addition to her corporate work, Lisa has handled many complex trusts and estates litigation matters involving will contests, will and trust interpretation, cy pres requests, inter-family disputes, guardianships, and breach of fiduciary duty claims. She is regularly appointed as a guardian ad litem by the Boston Juvenile Court in abuse cases involving children with special educational needs and, earlier in her career, handled special education and student rights litigation for many suburban school systems
Prior to joining Foley Hoag LLP, Lisa was a litigation partner and co-chair of the Financial Litigation and Antitrust Groups of another major Boston law firm.
Bars and Court Admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
professional / civic involvement
Appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court to serve as a member of the IOLTA Committee, 2004 - 2007
American Bar Association's Pro Bono Committee, Chair; Board of Editors of ANTITRUST MAGAZINE, Member; various other leadership positions in the Antitrust and Litigation Sections
Boston Bar Association, Executive Committee and Council, 1999-2002; Litigation Section, Past Chair
Serves on the board of directors of several nonprofit corporations, including the Volunteer Lawyers Project, The Boston Bar Foundation and The Boston Club
LeadBoston Community, Past President
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
"Litigating and Trying an Accountants' Liability Case," ALI/ABA Conference on Accountants' Liability (May 3, 2007)
"Preparing and Trying Your Civil Case in Federal Court," MCLE Seminar (March 1, 2007)
"Civil Deposition Practice," MCLE Seminar (December 5, 2006)
"Antitrust - Looking for the Bright Lines," GC New England Antitrust Roundtable Series 2006, Boston (October 25, 2006)
"Directors and Officers Liability," Women Corporate Directors Dinner, Boston (October 3, 2006)
"Avoiding Antitrust Violations in Competitor Collaborations," Legal Publications Group of Strafford Publications Inc. Program (July 2006, November 2006, and October 2007)
"Increasing Accountability for Nonprofit Boards - from a Corporate Perspective," Boston Club Event (January 2006)
"Serving on a Non-Profit Board: What Are Your Duties," Boston Bar Association Program (April 2006)
"Rainmaking Through Pro-Bono," ABA Annual Meeting (August 2005).
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