Lily C. Geyer
Overview
Lily is a counsel in Crowell’s International Dispute Resolution group in Washington, D.C. Lily’s experience includes providing advice and counsel concerning construction contracts and in litigating disputes surrounding major infrastructure projects. Lily has advised and assisted clients with challenges related to complex international transportation and energy projects. She has years of experience working alongside leading international technical, delay, and quantum experts.
Career & Education
- Department of Defense
U.S. Army Reserve: Major, Judge Advocate, 2011–2021
U.S. Army: Sergeant, Military Intelligence, 2005–2008
U.S. Army: Captain, Air Defense Artillery, 2005–2011
- Department of Defense
- St. Petersburg College, A.A., With Honors, 2004
- Troy University, B.S., Summa cum Laude, 2007
- University of Oklahoma, M.A., 2010
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., Top 15%, 2016
- District of Columbia
- North Carolina (Inactive)
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
Lily's Insights
Firm News | 10 min read | 01.09.23
Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel
Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.
Blog Post | 05.21.21
Publication | 05.04.20
Publication | 03.31.20
Is Force Majeure the Appropriate Cure for Covid-19 Disruptions?
Representative Matters
- Represented leading international hotel company in International Chamber of Commerce arbitration, ultimately achieving dismissal and $1M in costs and fees. The Crowell team successfully sought leave to file an early preliminary determination application. As a result, the tribunal determined that the opposing party’s requests were untimely under French law.
- Represented international airline in an arbitration of a multibillion-dollar dispute concerning a consultant’s breach of contract and negligent performance of an engineering and construction contract.
- Represented construction contractor in a dispute involving delay, pricing, and change issues for a nuclear energy infrastructure project.
- Provided advice and counsel to international construction companies facing force majeure challenges during COVID-19.
- Assisted construction project counsel with dispute concerning a multimillion-dollar renovation of a government embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Represented major energy company under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented multiple international financial institutions undergoing U.S. government investigations into alleged violations of U.S. sanctions laws.
- Represented international manufacturing company in commercial litigation regarding non-compete agreements.
- Represented international telecommunications company in commercial litigation regarding fraud allegations.
- Represented domestic corporation in commercial litigation concerning the development of residential housing.
- Represented domestic corporation in civil litigation concerning the corporation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lily's Insights
Firm News | 10 min read | 01.09.23
Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel
Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.
Blog Post | 05.21.21
Publication | 05.04.20
Publication | 03.31.20
Is Force Majeure the Appropriate Cure for Covid-19 Disruptions?
Insights
Is Force Majeure the Appropriate Cure for Covid-19 Disruptions?
|03.31.20
Global Construction Review
Coronavirus as Force Majeure?
|03.05.20
Wolters Kluwer
MENA Trade Secrets Law Review: United Arab Emirates
|05.21.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Lily's Insights
Firm News | 10 min read | 01.09.23
Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel
Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.
Blog Post | 05.21.21
Publication | 05.04.20
Publication | 03.31.20
Is Force Majeure the Appropriate Cure for Covid-19 Disruptions?