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 […]
Lisa Savitt moderated panel on Personal Jurisdiction, Choice of Law and forum non conveniens at the ABA Section of International Law International Litigation Skills Conference, May 27, 2021. Lisa was also a co-chair of the conference.
A Child for All (ACFA), a U.S. non-profit with operations in Mali, West Africa, brought in 7 more vulnerable children who had been living on the streets of the capital, Bamako. 5 of the children, ages 3 to 5 years old, are pictured here. Lisa Savitt is Chair of the Board of ACFA which brings
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Lisa is Chair of the Board of A Child for All – www.acfacorp.org. Lisa and another Board member, Aissata Thaim, traveled to Annapolis for a fundraiser sponsored by the Annapolis Rotaract which is a Rotary Club service partner for young people ages 18-35. (See photo). During the event, Lisa and Aissata discussed the mission of A
Lisa is chair of the Board of the non-profit A Child for All (ACFA) which brings hope and a future to vulnerable children in Mali, West Africa –www.acfacorp.org. Today, ACFA is home for 12 vulnerable children in Bamako – the capital of Mali. ACFA provides the children with the care and attention they deserve. Before
Firm Partner Lisa Savitt was awarded the American Bar Association Section of International Law Mayre Rasmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law. This award recognizes lawyers who have achieved professional excellence in international law, encouraged women to engage in international law careers and demonstrated a commitment to advancing opportunities for women in
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
In December 2018, Lisa traveled to Mali, West Africa in her role as Chair of the Board of the non-profit A Child for All (www.acfacorp.org) which helps vulnerable children in Mali. Twelve vulnerable children now live in the Bamako home of the founder. These children were living on the streets of Bamako before they came
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.
Axelrod Firm partner Lisa Savitt spoke at the 29th Annual Conference of the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) in Berlin Germany on November 10th. Lisa’s panel was on Aviation Challenges and Legal Responses. Lisa presented the view from the U.S. perspective. Lisa is one of the founders of IAWA which is an international organization for women who hold