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Lindsay Harrison serves as Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office of Jenner & Block. She is co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Hospitality Practice and its Specialized Litigation and Arbitration Practice. As a tireless champion for client interests, Lindsay leads highly complex litigation that requires strategic judgment. Her practice spans a range of industries with a special focus on hospitality and real estate companies, colleges and universities, technology and media companies and nonprofit organizations. She is also a member of the Appellate & Supreme Court Practice, and regularly represents individuals in high-profile cases implicating human and constitutional rights. Clients turn to Lindsay for help adapting business plans or practices in anticipation of big developments—structuring deals during a pandemic, planning for changes to affirmative action, adapting corporate practices in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision or supporting DACA recipients in the face of legal uncertainty. Lindsay has argued in front of the US Supreme Court and federal Courts of Appeals, and has led lawsuits against or involving the government. She also frequently handles consumer class actions of all types, including data breaches, consumer fees, and advertising practices. Lindsay is a leader of the bar, serving on the executive committee of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court and on the development committee of The Appellate Project, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing diversity in the appellate bar. She is a member of the invitation-only International Society for Hospitality Consultants and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. She is also the Membership Officer for the Leisure Industries Section of the International Bar Association.