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Alissa Watson

Alissa focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and business disputes. She’s particularly passionate about the discovery phase of litigation: she loves investigating, fact finding, crafting theories and laying the groundwork for her argument. Alissa also understands that cases are often truly won at this stage, because discovery done correctly sets the tone for the remainder of the litigation process.

U.S. Supreme Court, in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana

For the past year, businesses and attorneys alike have been impatiently awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on whether a “tester” plaintiff – a person with a disability who examines compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) – has standing to bring a lawsuit when a place of public accommodation is allegedly out of compliance with the ADA. Unfortunately, the unanimous opinion issued by the Court on December 5, 2023 kicked the can down the road on this critical issue, leaving us longing for more.