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Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins

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Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins represents local and multinational companies in complex commercial litigation, including high-stakes business and contract disputes, corporate governance and directorship matters, and commercial real estate litigation.

Lindsay is a sophisticated advocate with extensive litigation and trial experience handling a variety of commercial matters before federal and state courts and in alternative dispute forums. Lindsay’s cases involve complex contracts, fraud and business tort disputes, and commercial real estate transactions. She also represents multinational generic pharmaceutical manufacturers in antitrust, multidistrict class actions and litigates white collar criminal matters. Lindsay is known for understanding her clients’ businesses and securing tremendous results.

Lindsay is a member of Clark Hill’s Recruiting Committee and co-chairs the firmwide Summer Associate program. Lindsay is the Pittsburgh office representative of BOLD, an auxiliary group within the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, whose goal is to encourage the professional growth and promotion of women in the firm, the legal industry and the global business community. She is also a core team member of the PULSE Commercial Real Estate Industry Team aiming to provide integrated legal services to commercial real estate clients and businesses. Lindsay initiated and leads the Pittsburgh office’s pro bono Name Change Project, which provides free legal name change services to low-income transgender and non-binary neighbors. She is a Senior Member appointee of the Hearing Committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Lindsay was nationally recognized as one of the American Bar Association’s 2024 “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers.” She has been with Clark Hill since she began her legal career as a summer associate in 2014.

Education

J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2015, Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Member, John J. Sciullo Peer Excellency awardee, Raymond F. Sekula awardee, Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society
B.S., University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, magna cum laude, Con J. Fetcher, Sr. Business Economics Scholarship awardee, University of Dayton President’s Emissary, Beta Gamma Sigma Academic Honor Society

Recognitions

American Bar Association – “On The Rise -Top 40 Young Lawyers” (2024)

Named among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for Commercial Litigation (2021-2025), Criminal Defense: White Collar (2022-2025), and Municipal Law by Best Lawyers (2025)

Named among Pennsylvania Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters (2018-2025)

The Legal Intelligencer – Lawyers on the Fast Track, Professional Excellence Awardee (2022)

Pittsburgh Business Times’ “30 Under 30” awardee recognizing young professionals who are leaders in the Pittsburgh business landscape (2018)

Memberships

Senior Member of the Hearing Committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Board of Directors, The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center

Board of Trustees, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

American Bar Association member

Allegheny County Bar Association

Duquesne Law Alumni Association

Amen Corner

Past Adjunct Faculty for the Duquesne University School of Law Paralegal Institute (Professional Responsibility)

Past Board of Directors, Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh

State Bar Licenses

Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Pennsylvania