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Lise Rahdert is a lecturer at Columbia Law School, specializing in legal practice and affirmative litigation. She currently serves as Counsel at Everytown Law, the legal arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, where she is engaged in progressive litigation efforts. Before joining Everytown, Lise was an associate at Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, a boutique law firm where she focused on white-collar criminal and regulatory defense, as well as securities litigation. Lise has maintained an active pro bono practice throughout her career and completed a secondment with the Federal Defenders of New York. Additionally, she has clerked for the Honorable Denise Cote in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable Gerard E. Lynch in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Lise holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Brown University and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
Everytown Law • New York
Engaged in affirmative litigation as part of the legal team focused on gun safety.
Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP • New York
Focused on white-collar criminal and regulatory defense, as well as securities litigation.
U.S. District Court Southern District New York • New York
Clerked for Honorable Denise Cote.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit • New York
Clerked for Honorable Gerard E. Lynch.
Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. While 'Department of Law' is not a formal administrative division for admissions, this entry covers the primary J.D. program.
General LL.M. program. Columbia Law School does not have a separate 'Department of Tax Law' for admissions; tax law is a specialization within the LL.M. or J.D. curriculum.
Public International Law is a major field of study within the general LL.M. program rather than a separate 'Department of Public International Law' for admissions.
Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) program, the highest degree in law offered by Columbia University.