Marisa Miller is a seasoned commercial litigator who represents businesses throughout the United States in high-stakes, complex disputes. She is a tireless advocate for her clients and has decades of courtroom experience, having served as lead counsel in state and federal cases across the country. Marisa is co-leader of the firm's Business Trial practice group.
With experience spanning the full spectrum of business disputes—including contracts, trade secrets, corporate governance, business tort and fraud claims—Marisa represents companies on a national basis and handles U.S. matters for international companies, including recent representations of Canadian and European companies with U.S. operations.
Her clients range from private equity firms and their portfolio companies to public and private companies across industries. In addition to serving clients in the software, manufacturing, and real estate industries, Marisa has developed particular expertise advising companies in the construction, energy, and healthcare sectors.
Marisa represents the key players in the construction lifecycle—lenders, owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals—guiding matters from active project counseling through arbitration and trial. She handles complex disputes involving high-rise projects, healthcare facilities, residential homes, wind and solar facilities, power and manufacturing plants, and other major infrastructure projects.
She also advises energy and healthcare clients in high-stakes contract and business tort disputes, internal investigations, and litigation strategy, including matters for utilities, developers of renewable projects, software/AI companies, hospital developers, and behavioral health networks.
In addition to actively litigating, Marisa advises clients regarding litigation prevention and non-litigation remedies. She frequently develops pre-litigation strategies that lay the groundwork for favorable outcomes—preparing for potential litigation while still leaving open the possibility of negotiated solutions.
As a Cuban American, Marisa actively participates in the firm's Diversity and Inclusion Attorney Network and was selected as the firm's 2018 fellow for the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity.
Marisa is active in the community and serves as Board Chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, twin teenage daughters and two dogs and exploring the outdoors with her family.
