Alisha M. Crovetto

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Alisha Crovetto is an experienced complex commercial litigator and former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where she handled investigations and civil and criminal enforcement actions related to consumer health and safety.

Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2025, Alisha served in DOJ's Civil Division, Consumer Protection Branch (CPB), enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). She investigated and prosecuted matters involving adulterated drugs, food, medical devices, and cosmetics and obtained DOJ's largest-ever criminal monetary penalty in a food safety case. Alisha's FTC Act matters included litigating deceptive advertising and unsubstantiated health-related product claims. She also defended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in Administrative Procedure Act (APA) litigation.

Previously at Jones Day, Alisha litigated complex commercial cases with a focus on antitrust litigation and consumer class actions for clients in the health care and life sciences industries. Alisha defended a biopharmaceutical company against antitrust claims related to enforcement of intellectual property rights and compliance with FDA regulations. She defended a California hospital system in antitrust class actions and defended clients in expedited merger litigation, including the FTC's challenge to the proposed combination of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center with Pinnacle Health Systems. In addition, she served as lead lawyer in a large Section 1983 case with excessive force and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims, achieving a settlement of more than $1 million on behalf of pro bono clients.

Experience

  • Disabled man obtains settlement of more than $1 million in police brutality caseJones Day represented client M, a young man with cerebral palsy, and his grandmother in a Section 1983 matter against the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the Prince George's County Police Department, and many individual officers related to an excessive force case.
  • Sanofi defends proposed class action alleging improper Orange Book listings and sham patent litigationJones Day is defending Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC against a proposed class action alleging that Sanofi improperly listed certain patents in the FDA's Orange Book and engaged in sham patent litigation to forestall competition for its diabetes drug, Lantus.
  • Parker Hannifin defends $4.3 billion acquisition of CLARCORFollowing a post-closing antitrust investigation, Parker Hannifin Corporation retained Jones Day to act as antitrust counsel in its litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division over the company’s $4.3 billion acquisition of CLARCOR Inc.
  • Sanofi defeats class certification in putative nationwide consumer class actionThe United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently denied a motion for class certification brought by plaintiffs seeking to represent all consumers nationwide who purchased insulin products sold by Jones Day’s client Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC.
  • PinnacleHealth System and Penn State Hershey attempt to merge Pennsylvania hospitalsJones Day represented PinnacleHealth System and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center as antitrust counsel in the hospitals' proposed merger.
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