Lisa L. Garcia

• Disposing of an entire case against a global clothing retail company on summary judgment with favorable results for the client.
• Defending a telecommunications company in a putative nationwide class action and mass arbitrations arising out of a data breach.
• Defending a multinational oil and gas corporation against substantial wage-and-hour claims brought by multiple plaintiffs before the California labor commissioner, resulting in a complete dismissal of the claims.
• Representing one of the nation’s leading mobile communications companies; moved to compel arbitration in several lawsuits brought in both federal and state courts.
• Defending numerous clients against allegations of data privacy violations under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
• Defending one of the nation’s leading mobile communications companies in a complex arbitration involving FDCPA, invasion of privacy, and TCPA claims, leading to a complete dismissal of the claims.
• Representing a global contingent workforce management company in a complex class action lawsuit involving PAGA claims.
• Representing and advising a major petroleum company on complex franchise disputes and general marketing and advertising issues with branded gasoline stations and convenience stores.
• Representing a national premier loan servicing company in an action involving wrongful foreclosure claims.
• Representing a multinational industrial minerals company in various jurisdictions in product liability matters.

Lisa Garcia is an experienced commercial litigator in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. Lisa represents clients across various industries in a range of matters in both state and federal court. Lisa focuses her practice on complex business litigation, internal corporate investigations, contract disputes, privacy-related matters, consumer protection matters, food and beverage litigation, administrative procedure hearings, mass arbitrations, class actions, and franchise litigation.

Lisa also handles all types of employment cases, including single-plaintiff and class action suits involving discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and harassment matters in both state and federal courts and in administrative hearings and conferences. She also provides advice and counseling to employers on a wide range of employment issues.

Lisa is recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® for Commercial Litigation.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (J.D., 2014)
• University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2007)