Lisa M. Cuifolo

Litigation, Corporate and Government Investigations and White Collar Defense, Securities

Lisa M. Cuifolo is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the Corporate and Government Investigations and White Collar Defense Group and Securities Group. She focuses her practice on white-collar criminal defense, securities fraud, and complex civil litigation. 

Ms. Cuifolo has defended a number of companies and individuals in federal criminal investigations involving public corruption, securities fraud, health care fraud, environmental crimes, and other various business frauds. She has also represented individuals and corporations in enforcement and regulatory matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities industry self-regulating organizations.

Representative Matters

• Represented the board of directors of a not-for-profit organization in an internal and grand jury investigation relating to conflicts of interest and misappropriation of state and federal funding
• Represented a labor official in connection with a public corruption investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Represented a global manufacturer of computer technology in an SEC investigation regarding insider trading
• Represented an investment banker in an SEC investigation relating to acquisition of a related company
  

Pro Bono Experience

Ms. Cuifolo has represented clients under the Criminal Justice Act in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Judicial Clerkships

Judicial intern, Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez, Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Honors program law clerk, U.S. Department of Justice-Antitrust Division

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Member, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee; Co-chair, Public Corruption and Extortion Subcommittee; Member, Antitrust Section

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Camden County Bar Association

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)

Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)

Publications

Co-author, "SEC Announces Appointments to Specialized Enforcement Units, Guidelines To Promote Individuals' Cooperation with Investigations," Ballard Spahr Alert, January 13, 2010

Co-author, "Appeals Court Reinforces Importance of Proper 'Upjohn' Warnings," Ballard Spahr Alert, October 2, 2009

Co-author, "Division Chief Announces Changes Aimed at Enhancing SEC Enforcement," Ballard Spahr Alert, August 10, 2009

Co-author, "SEC Halts Sixth Alleged Ponzi Scheme Since Madoff," Ballard Spahr Alert, April 2, 2009

Co-author, "Prosecution of Individuals Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Continues to Rise," Ballard Spahr Alert, September 25, 2008

Co-author, "DOJ Is Aggressively Enforcing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," Ballard Spahr Alert, June 11, 2008

Co-author, "Supreme Court Halts Expansion of False Claims Act Liability," Ballard Spahr Alert, June 12, 2008

Co-author, "Ex-Brocade CEO Sentenced to 21 Months in Stock Options Backdating Investigation," Ballard Spahr Alert, January 17, 2008

"Tenth Circuit Rejects Selective Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection," Ballard Spahr Alert, February 22, 2007

"The Downside of Deferred Prosecution Agreements," New Jersey Law Journal, January 1, 2007

"The Cooperation Option," New Jersey Law Journal, Volume CLXXXV, No.6, Index 546, August 7, 2006

"Aiding and Abetting Liability Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination: What's the Appropriate Standard for Imposing Individual Liability?" Rutgers Law Journal, 2004

Community Activities

Professional Women's Roundtable

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden (J.D. 2004)
Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Journal

University of Scranton (B.A. 1998)

New Jersey 2004

Pennsylvania 2004

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit