Ms. Carlisle is a seasoned litigator who has successfully represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters across the country, including litigation with respect to complex tax credit issues, corporate entity disputes and claims of breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements and trade secret misappropriation. For the last several years, Ms. Carlisle has represented numerous investors in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, which provides billions of dollars in federal tax credits to help incentivize the development and rehabilitation of multi-family affordable housing. Ms. Carlisle has litigated numerous LIHTC cases across the country, in both federal and state court, and she regularly advises LIHTC clients on litigation and other issues affecting their investments.
Ms. Carlisle regularly appears before courts both inside and outside Louisiana, as well as the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit. She also appears regularly before the EEOC, and she has appeared before the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, Louisiana medical review panels, and numerous licensing boards across the country.
While in law school, Ms. Carlisle was a member of the Vanderbilt Law Review. She is a member of several non-profit organizations in the Greater New Orleans area and has served on a number of boards and committees.