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Elizabeth Pignatelli

Managing Partner,
Silva Kettlewell & Pignatelli LLP

My Contact Information

Silva Kettlewell & Pignatelli LLP
Boston, MA
Phone 1: 617-351-9092

Chapter Location

Boston

Bio

With a focus on the health care, life sciences, and education sectors, Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Pignatelli represents individual and institutional clients in all phases of criminal, civil, and regulatory enforcement actions, sensitive internal investigations, and complex business litigation. She is a "go to"  attorney for her clients' toughest matters because of her incisive advocacy, her ability to distill complex issues to what is most important, and her pragmatic approach to problem solving.   

Lizzie's deep experience in both white collar and civil litigation merge to help clients navigate the often vague and always complex statutory and regulatory schemes that underpin civil and criminal fraud, Anti-Kickback, and False Claims Act matters. Lizzie's clients also seek her counsel in complex business litigation, ranging from large-scale contract disputes to multi-district products liability actions.  

Lizzie is a trusted advisor in her client's most sensitive internal investigations of employee misconduct and whistleblower allegations. And she is regularly engaged to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct and other violations of Title IX by secondary schools and universities. Lizzie's clients value her ability to fairly and compassionately balance the interests of all parties involved in these emotionally-charged matters.

Early in her career, Lizzie served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Honorable Michael A. Chagares of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  Lizzie serves on the Executive Board of the Women's Bar Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides legal services to domestic violence survivors. Throughout her career, Lizzie has also dedicated significant time to pro bono representation of indigent clients in a variety of contexts, including court-appointed criminal defense, and civil rights litigation. 

Practice Areas

  • Corporate Crime
  • Government Investigations
  • Healthcare
  • Internal Investigations
  • Qui Tam; Whistleblower Defense
  • Title IX
  • White Collar Crime