Lisa Jiron

Lisa Jiron is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in financial regulation, enforcement, and internal investigations. She has worked across government agencies, law firms, and policy organizations, focusing on securities, commodities, and financial services compliance. Lisa’s background includes litigating complex regulatory matters, advising on enforcement actions, and analyzing emerging financial technologies, including cryptocurrency, DeFi, and artificial intelligence.

Most recently, Lisa served as Special Counsel at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where she conducted legal research on financial regulations, enforcement actions, and market oversight. She drafted subpoenas, contempt motions, and statutory disqualification memoranda while advising on investigations involving financial fraud, derivatives, and blockchain technologies. She also provided policy analysis and rulemaking guidance, contributing to agency reports and enforcement priorities.

Previously, Lisa worked as an Associate at Felicello Law P.C., where she represented clients in securities, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. She was involved in internal investigations, arbitration matters, and trial preparation, drafting motions to dismiss, summary judgment filings, and expert witness challenges. She also assisted in responding to CFTC and SEC subpoenas and analyzed regulatory risks for financial institutions.

Lisa began her career in financial regulation at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she supported the Cyber Unit in an enforcement action against a $2 billion cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. She has also held roles at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Financial Services Institute, where she worked on policy advocacy, enforcement trends, and compliance risk assessment.

Lisa holds a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where she was a Writer in Residence at the District of Columbia Bar Association and contributed to the ABA Judge’s Journal. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Florida Gulf Coast University, cum laude. She is admitted to the New York and District of Columbia bars and is fluent in Spanish, with a working proficiency in French.

She frequently writes and speaks on cryptocurrency regulation, financial enforcement trends, and white-collar defense strategies. Her article, Cryptocurrency: The Next Step in the Noncash Era?, was published in the ABA Judge’s Journal.