Lisa Savitt

The Axelrod Firm is Proud of its Rising Stars and Super Lawyers

The Axelrod Firm is proud of its Rising Stars and Super Lawyers: Jamie Augustinsky (Rising Star), Sheryl Axelrod (Super Lawyer on 3 Top Lists: Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyers, Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, and Top 50 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers), Lisa Savitt (Super Lawyer), and Kevinn Souffrant (Rising Star)! These lists represent recognition from the people who know our lawyers’ work best, their […]

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Lisa Savitt Presents Leila Mooney with the Mayre Rassmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law

The Axelrod Firm Partner, Lisa Savitt, a former Chair of the American Bar Association International Law Section and a former awardee of the Section’s Mayre Rasmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law, presented the 2022 Award for the Advancement of Women to Lelia Mooney. Lelia is a Professor and the Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of

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Lisa Savitt Moderated Panel at the ABA TIPS Aviation and Space Law Committee Event

Partner Lisa Savitt moderated an all-star Judges’ Panel at the ABA TIPS Aviation and Space Law Committee‘s event, “Cleared for Takeoff: Aviation Litigation in a Post-Pandemic World”!   “Views from the Bench: A Judges’ Panel” featured The Honorable Barbara A. McAuliffe of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, The Honorable Matthew W.

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Lisa Savitt served on the Planning Committee of the ABA International Law Section’s Global Women Series this June

The Axelrod Firm Partner Lisa Savitt was on the planning committee of the American Bar Association International Law Section‘s Global Women Series which took place virtually from June 15-17, 2021. The Axelrod Firm was a sponsor of this fabulous series of three programs focusing on topics including Juneteenth, World Refugee Day, and UN Commission on the Status of

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Lisa Savitt moderated and presented at the Aviation Insurance Association Continuing Education Conference

Partner Lisa Savitt moderated and presented on the “3D Printing in Aviation: Perspectives on Insurance, Manufacturing, and Product Liability” panel at the Aviation Insurance Association Continuing Education Conference on July 15th. Her fellow panelists included Mike Gordon, PE Piper Aircraft, Inc., Lauren Lacey Haertlein of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and Lili Rubenstein of AIG Aerospace.

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Axelrod Firm Partner Lisa Savitt Contacted by Bloomberg Law for Opinion About Pending Supreme Court Case

When a court may exert personal jurisdiction over a company has been the source of much interest in the last few years. While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions on general jurisdiction have answered most of the questions about when there is general jurisdiction, the waters are still very muddy on when a court may exert

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Lisa Savitt Moderates a Panel on Women in Leadership in Law at the American Bar Association Section of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Lisa moderated a panel on Women in Leadership at the American Bar Association Section of International Law Annual Meeting which was held in Washington, DC in April. The numbers of women in leadership roles in law firms as well as in-house has not changed much in decades and the conversation centered  around various initiatives that

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Lisa Savitt Presents on the “International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation — Highlighting the Differences” Panel at the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting in Chicago

Ms. Savitt also presented on the “International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation — Highlighting the Differences” panel at the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting in Chicago with (from left to right): Jorge A. Mestre, Steve Andersen, Phil Shinn, and The Axelrod Firm partner Lisa Savitt.

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