PHILADELPHIA, January 26, 2024: Enhancing Morgan Lewis’s trial, business disputes, and crisis management capabilities, Aliza Karetnick, who most recently led Ballard Spahr’s commercial litigation and dispute resolution group and co-led its manufacturing and consumer products and class action litigation teams, joins as a partner in Philadelphia. Aliza will continue to represent clients in complex commercial, class action, and other litigation.
“With her impressive credentials as a first-chair trial lawyer and corporate counselor, Aliza has a robust background in brand and trade secret protection, advertising litigation and counseling, unfair competition, and enforcement matters,” said Firm Chair Jami McKeon. “Her close connections with consumer products companies and knowledge of key disputes and regulatory issues affecting the industry will add to our sophisticated practice in this area.”
Aliza has led teams in bench and jury trials in a variety of complex commercial cases and has defended collective and class actions as well as government enforcement litigation. She also assists companies with governance and compliance matters, claim substantiation issues, and compliance measures. Aliza represents companies in the personal care, cosmetics, flavor, and food industries, where she advises manufacturers and retailers that include large branded companies, independent and emerging companies, and industry service providers.
“Aliza is a leader in the Philadelphia legal community. Many of us at Morgan Lewis know Aliza well and are familiar with her stellar reputation, strengths, and versatility. She has overseen and skillfully handled significant litigation, crisis management, and regulatory matters,” said J. Gordon Cooney, Jr., leader of the firm’s global litigation practice. “Aliza will seamlessly integrate with our team and our complementary services of trademark and copyright, antitrust, international trade, and corporate investigations practices.”
Aliza’s arrival in Philadelphia follows that of trial lawyer Diana Cortes, who returned to the firm earlier in January after serving as the Philadelphia city solicitor and chief legal officer.