Lisa McGrath brings more than 30 years of experience representing companies in the technology sector. She handles a wide range of legal issues, including day-to-day business and operational matters, commercial contracts, and strategic advising, and has extensive software licensing and SaaS experience, as well as significant experience with international operations.

Prior to joining the firm, Lisa served as lead counsel at Spotfire, Inc., an early visual interactive analytics software company with operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. As the company’s first in-house lawyer, she was responsible for its entire legal function until it was sold to TIBCO Software Inc.

Before Spotfire, Lisa was lead counsel at FairMarket, Inc., an early SaaS provider of e-business selling and marketing solutions with operations in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Again as the company’s original in-house lawyer, she managed all legal functions, both pre- and post-IPO, until its sale to eBay Inc.

Lisa began her in-house career as part of the legal team at FTP Software, Inc., one of the first providers of internet software products, where she was responsible for the company’s securities and M&A legal functions, as well as the corporate and HR matters of its operations in Canada, Europe, and Asia Pacific, until the company was acquired by NetManage, Inc.

Lisa started her legal career as a corporate, securities, and M&A lawyer, first with Thorp, Reed & Armstrong in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then with Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.

Lisa graduated with honors from both Amherst College and Boston College Law School.

Lisa grew up in southern Connecticut and also lived in Washington, D.C., Heidelberg, Germany, Pittsburgh, and Dallas before returning to her original hometown of Newton, Massachusetts.