Lily C. Geyer
Overview
Lily C. Geyer is a highly accomplished counsel at Crowell & Moring, based in Washington, D.C. She is an integral part of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group, where she provides advice and counsel on construction contracts and litigates disputes related to major infrastructure projects. Lily’s experience includes advising clients on complex international transportation and energy projects, working closely with leading international technical, delay, and quantum experts. Lily’s colleagues admire her exceptional ability to quickly digest new factual scenarios. They frequently commend her talent for distilling intricate legal and factual issues into clear, concise written work product.
Career & Education
- Department of Defense
U.S. Army Reserve: Captain-Major, Judge Advocate, 2017–Present
U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve: Second Lieutenant-Captain, Air Defense Artillery, 2008–2017
U.S. Army: Private First Class-Sergeant, Military Intelligence, 2005–2008
- Department of Defense
- St. Petersburg College, A.A., With Honors, 2004
- Troy University, B.S., Summa cum Laude, 2007
- University of Oklahoma, M.A., 2010
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., Top 15%, 2016
- District of Columbia
- North Carolina (Inactive)
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
- Accredited to prosecute veterans’ benefits claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs
Lily's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.17.25
Navigating Uncertainty: Implications of Trump Administration’s Approach to Infrastructure
The ongoing changes surrounding the U.S.’s position on infrastructure between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration is
creating policy uncertainty for investors and companies in the infrastructure space. This instability may raise concerns among stakeholders that the U.S. is
not an ideal place to invest because of the policy inconsistency and increases the likelihood of disputes arising from existing and potential foreign investment
projects.
Publication | 01.16.25
Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.09.25
Navigating Disputes on Megaprojects Amid Trump Tariffs - Part 2
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.08.25
Proactive Strategies for Managing Tariff Impacts on Megaprojects – Part 1
Representative Matters
- Represented leading international hotel company in International Chamber of Commerce arbitration, ultimately achieving dismissal and $1 million in costs and fees. The Crowell team successfully sought leave to file an early preliminary determination application. As a result, the tribunal determined that the opposing party’s requests were untimely under French law.
- Provided advice and counsel to a multinational corporation concerning the enginnering, procurement, and construction of energy projects.
- Represented international airline in an arbitration of a multibillion-dollar dispute concerning a consultant’s breach of contract and negligent performance of an engineering and construction contract.
- Represented an engineering and constructor contractor in a high-value and complex construction dispute concerning a helium plant, the total value of which (including claims and counterclaims) exceeded £50 million.
- Represented construction contractor in a dispute involving delay, pricing, and change issues for a nuclear energy infrastructure project.
- Provided advice and counsel to international construction companies facing force majeure challenges during COVID-19.
- Assisted construction project counsel with dispute concerning a multimillion-dollar renovation of a government embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Represented major energy company under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented multiple international financial institutions undergoing U.S. government investigations into alleged violations of U.S. sanctions laws.
- Represented international manufacturing company in commercial litigation regarding non-compete agreements.
- Represented international telecommunications company in commercial litigation regarding fraud allegations.
- Represented domestic corporation in commercial litigation concerning the development of residential housing.
- Represented domestic corporation in civil litigation concerning the corporation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lily's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.17.25
Navigating Uncertainty: Implications of Trump Administration’s Approach to Infrastructure
The ongoing changes surrounding the U.S.’s position on infrastructure between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration is
creating policy uncertainty for investors and companies in the infrastructure space. This instability may raise concerns among stakeholders that the U.S. is
not an ideal place to invest because of the policy inconsistency and increases the likelihood of disputes arising from existing and potential foreign investment
projects.
Publication | 01.16.25
Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.09.25
Navigating Disputes on Megaprojects Amid Trump Tariffs - Part 2
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.08.25
Proactive Strategies for Managing Tariff Impacts on Megaprojects – Part 1
Insights
Is Force Majeure the Appropriate Cure for Covid-19 Disruptions?
|03.31.20
Global Construction Review
Coronavirus as Force Majeure?
|03.05.20
Wolters Kluwer
MENA Trade Secrets Law Review: United Arab Emirates
|05.21.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Lily's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.17.25
Navigating Uncertainty: Implications of Trump Administration’s Approach to Infrastructure
The ongoing changes surrounding the U.S.’s position on infrastructure between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration is
creating policy uncertainty for investors and companies in the infrastructure space. This instability may raise concerns among stakeholders that the U.S. is
not an ideal place to invest because of the policy inconsistency and increases the likelihood of disputes arising from existing and potential foreign investment
projects.
Publication | 01.16.25
Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.09.25
Navigating Disputes on Megaprojects Amid Trump Tariffs - Part 2
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.08.25
Proactive Strategies for Managing Tariff Impacts on Megaprojects – Part 1