Lisa is a former federal prosecutor and top official with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. As a member of the firm's Government Compliance, Investigations & Litigation and White Collar Defense practice groups, she represents individuals and corporate leadership nationally in government investigations and litigation.
Lisa has first-chaired dozens of complex criminal cases in her 17 years of practice. As a trial attorney and then special litigation counsel for the Justice Department, Lisa investigated and prosecuted high-profile criminal cases in Boston and Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi and Texas. Her outstanding investigative and trial work earned two Special Commendations from the Justice Department.
In recognition of the breadth of her experience, Lisa received a presidential appointment to be the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. While in that leadership position, she guided the national enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws, including those involving fair lending and the Americans with Disabilities Act, in a division with more than 500 attorneys. She approved civil litigation on behalf of the United States and also coordinated the Justice Department's response to various congressional inquiries. In addition, Lisa testified before the House Judiciary Committee in a widely publicized hearing on the federal government's role in state criminal investigations.
Now in private practice, Lisa's extensive negotiation and trial experience give her the insight to provide strategic counsel to clients under the threat of an investigation, criminal prosecution or civil litigation initiated by the federal government. She has represented clients before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She also manages internal investigations for companies that need to determine whether a violation of law occurred.
Lisa teaches a week-long intensive trial advocacy course for the University of Iowa College of Law and has been a lecturer for the Iowa Attorney General's Office program that trains new prosecutors. Additionally, she has been an editorial board member for the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Newsletter. She also is a frequent lecturer on issues relating to government investigations and litigation.
Experience
ˇ Co-counsel for a Fortune 500 company and key officers who were accused of creating materially fraudulent and misleading offering documents - involving more than $4.3 billion in securities - in a high-profile Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. The case concluded with a $28 million negotiated settlement against one of the company's subsidiaries and the issuance of "no-action" letters for the company's officers.
ˇ Lead counsel for a publicly traded bank during an investigation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for alleged unfair lending practices. After successfully narrowing the scope of the investigation, the matter was favorably resolved without litigation.
ˇ Lead counsel in several federal lawsuits against privately held companies involving alleged architectural and policy violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
ˇ Lead counsel for one of the nation's largest urban police departments in an investigation by the Department of Justice
ˇ Co-counsel for an individual accused by the Iowa Attorney General's Office of obtaining fraudulent state tax credits
ˇ Counsel for an employee after she was accused of perjury in a deposition in a federal civil case. The alleged perjury related to the employee's actions in response to a threat of litigation against the company. Successfully resolved the allegation without a referral to the Department of Justice for prosecution.
ˇ Co-counsel for a privately held company in litigation over $200 million in interest rate swaps against a large public banking entity. Case successfully resolved at the end of discovery.
News & Publications
News
9.8.10, Lisa Krigsten Joins Husch Blackwell
Publications
5.1.11, Recent Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines: New Incentives to Create Effective Compliance Programs and Disclose Criminal Activity, Journal of Health Care Compliance
12.14.10, Patient Care Requirements Significantly Transformed for 2011
11.1.10, Criminalizing Management Decisions: Prosecuting the Responsible Corporate Officer, American Bar Association's Criminal Litigation
9.21.10, In-House Counsel Lose Protection of the Attorney-Client Privilege When Talking to Personnel in Europe