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Cohen & Gresser LLP Offices

Cohen & Gresser LLP
2001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW
SUITE 300
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Alisa Lu

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Work Department

Antitrust & Competition

Position

Associate

Career

Alisa Lu is an associate in Cohen & Gresser’s Washington, D.C. office. Alisa’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and antitrust. She has experience advising companies on competition matters, including advising companies on receiving merger clearance. Alisa also has experience representing financial institutions in civil proceedings in federal and state courts. She has been recognized in The Legal 500‘s U.S. coverage in the civil litigation/class actions defense category, and Super Lawyers has recognized her as a Rising Star for business litigation.

Prior to joining Cohen & Gresser, Alisa was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell.  She also served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter J. Messitte of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Before attending law school, Alisa was an analyst at J.P. Morgan in New York in the Corporate & Investment Bank.

Alisa is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she was the managing editor of the Harvard Journal on Legislation. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics and Political Science from Columbia University.

Memberships

District of Columbia

State of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Education

Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2018)

Columbia University (B.A., cum laude, 2013)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense

(Leading associates)

Alisa Lu – Cohen & Gresser LLP

Cohen & Gresser LLP represents prominent clients in the financial, technology, and pharmaceutical sectors, earning a strong reputation for regulatory expertise and high-stakes antitrust litigation. The firm’s broader white-collar defense capabilities enhance its work on FTC and DOJ enforcement actions. Co-chair Melissa Maxman is a trusted advisor in complex MDL litigation involving monopolization, price-fixing, and cartel behavior. Fellow co-chair Ronald Wick brings extensive competition law experience, reflected in his success defending class actions and navigating intricate regulatory matters. Alisa Lu is active in a wide range of antitrust litigation, particularly merger proceedings. All mentioned attorneys are based in the firm’s Washington DC office.

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