Lisa Strejlau

Overview

Lisa Strejlau is an Associate in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow LLP.  Lisa focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional and individual investors.

Lisa represents investors in cases related to the protection of the financial markets in trial courts throughout the country.  In particular, Lisa is a founding member of the team leading the Firm’s efforts to litigate federal securities claims against companies in state courts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund.  This includes prosecuting Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada v. CVS Health Corporation, a case alleging that the documents for CVS’s acquisition of Aetna, Inc. misrepresented the company’s goodwill, integration, and customer solvency; In re PlayAGS, Inc. Securities Litigation, a case against a Las Vegas-based electronic gaming manufacturer that allegedly misled investors about its competitive strengths and growth strategies; and City of Warwick Municipal Employees Pension Fund v. Restaurant Brands International, Inc. et al., a case against Burger King and Tim Hortons’ parent company alleging the documents used in the company’s 2019 secondary offerings misrepresented its growth position and the success of Tim Hortons’ loyalty program.

Lisa has played a pivotal role in securing favorable settlements for investors in class actions against ADT, Inc., a leading provider of security home solutions, ($30 million recovery) and commercial landscaping company BrightView Holdings, Inc. ($11.5 million recovery).

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Lisa served as a judicial intern in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York under the Honorable Sean H. Lane, as well as a judicial intern in the New York County Supreme Court’s Commercial Division under the Honorable Barry Ostrager.

Lisa is an active member of the Federal Bar Council and the New York City Bar Association, where she serves on the City Bar’s National Moot Court Competition Committee.

Lisa earned her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law, where she served as an Article & Notes Editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and an Associate Competition Director for the Moot Court Honor Society.  She received her bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University.