Lisa KimmelPh.D.

Lisa joined Crowell & Moring in 2015 from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where she worked for nearly five years as an attorney advisor on antitrust and competition policy matters for Commissioner and later, Chairwoman, Edith Ramirez. During her time at the FTC, Lisa advised the chairwoman on antitrust enforcement and policy matters across a broad range of sectors, and was her lead advisor on antitrust enforcement and competition policy matters in the technology sector, including matters related to industry standards and the acquisition or assertion of intellectual property rights. Before joining the FTC, Lisa practiced with the antitrust group at an AmLaw 100 firm, where she worked in the firm's San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices.

Lisa’s recent private practice experience includes:

• Representing leading wireless technology company in antitrust litigation related to the licensing of its standard-essential patents.
• Advising global computer hardware and technology company on antitrust and patent licensing issues associated with the development of industry standards.
• Assisting national chemical company with the acquisition of divestiture assets in a merger proceeding.
• Providing online retailer with counseling and advocacy assistance in association with FTC rulemaking.
• Counseling nationwide consumer products company with regard to FTC antitrust investigation.

Lisa is an active member of the ABA Antitrust Section, where she is vice-chair of the Media & Technology Committee, past editor of the Unilateral Conduct Committee newsletter, and co-editor of a forthcoming revision to the Handbook on Antitrust Aspects of Standard Setting. Lisa is a member of the MLex Antitrust Advisory Board and speaks and writes regularly on antitrust issues involving the technology sector and intellectual property rights.