Melissa (“Lisa”) Gandhi is a Special Counsel focusing her practice in several insurance product lines, including Healthcare Liability, Public and Private Company Directors and Officers Liability (D&O), Employment Professional Liability (EPL) and Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL).

Prior to joining BatesCarey, Lisa represented large healthcare institutions and individual healthcare providers in the defense of high-exposure medical malpractice claims. Lisa also represented healthcare providers in the negotiation of employment contracts. Lisa also practiced as claims counsel at a mid-size insurance company, managing D&O, EPL and LPL claims. Lisa completed a judicial clerkship for Hon. Patricia Banks in the Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division in the Circuit Court of Cook County from 2012-2013.

Lisa earned her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2011 and graduated with a B.S. in political science and philosophy from Illinois Institute of Technology in 2007.