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Lisa is Deputy General Counsel, Global Head of Litigation, Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement (LIRE), and Executive Vice President in the Legal Department for Northern Trust, where she manages assorted global legal matters, including litigation, internal investigations, cyber, privacy, and a variety of regulatory matters. The LIRE group has a global mandate, advising all Northern Trust entities on an array of legal matters, including pre-litigation business problems, corporate and representative litigation, government inquiries, cyber, privacy and internal investigations.
Lisa also served as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law from 2007-2016. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Lisa served as an associate in the corporate restructuring group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, an associate in the white collar and commercial litigation groups at Perkins Coie LLP, and the Victim-Witness Coordinator for the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois. Lisa earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Virginia

Michael Andolina focuses his practice on working with clients to manage crises and defend and resolve complex multiparty and multi-jurisdictional matters. He handles a diverse range of litigation matters in state and federal courts across the country, with an emphasis on resolving large scale litigation in multiple forums.

Mike has extensive experience advising clients in connection with mass tort and other crisis management situations, including coordinating and conducting investigations, engaging with regulators and law enforcement, developing litigation strategy, and defending clients through all stages of litigation. Currently, he serves as lead resolution counsel for the Boy Scouts of America in their pending Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings and post-emergence appeals. He also represents 3M Company in connection with the Combat Arms Earplug multi-district litigation pending in the Northern District of Florida, the largest MDL in US history. Mike was recognized by the MDL Court as an ""MDL MVP"" for his role in negotiating a settlement structure to resolve more than 250,000 claims against 3M relating to alleged hearing loss.

Mike has also represented Honda in numerous capacities in connection with the Takata airbag recalls, the largest vehicle recall in history, including in multidistrict litigation pending in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, In re Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation, where plaintiffs alleged both economic product defect and personal injury claims against numerous automobile manufacturer defendants and Takata within a single proceeding. Mike also represents Honda in Takata's worldwide restructuring proceedings, which have been described by industry experts as the most complex multinational proceedings in history, and in connection with litigation brought by state attorneys general.

In June 2019, Mike was named by Crain's Chicago Business as a Notable Gen X Leader in Law. He was also recognized in February 2018 with the International Law Office's ""2018 Client Choice Award,"" which honors partners and law firms worldwide that provide ""excellent client care"" and are nominated only by corporate counsel.

Mike proudly serves on the boards of Legal Aid Chicago, Leadership Greater Chicago and Special Olympics Chicago/Chicago Children's Charities.

Deputy General Counsel at GE Appliances, a Haier company.
Ryan has managed company litigation, in partnership with outside counsel, in state and federal courts and ADR forums. Advised business teams regarding confidentiality and service agreements. Managed Legal Operations function within the Legal Department. Provided legal counsel and guidance to the development team on permitting and local affairs matters in connection with renewable energy projects across the United States, including as it pertained to zoning ordinances, permit applications, project-related agreements and land-related matters.

Michael is Senior Director, Associate General Counsel at Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT) where he leads the corporate, securities, M&A, intellectual property, marketing, and corporate compliance legal functions. With over 30,000 customers worldwide, Sprout Social is a global leader in social media management software, offering comprehensive publishing and engagement functionality, customer care, influencer marketing, advocacy, and AI-powered business intelligence.
Michael has over 10 years of experience advising public technology companies on corporate, securities, commercial, and intellectual property legal issues. He has served as in-house counsel for small, midsize, and large public companies, two of which he helped take public.