Searches for new physics with leptons using the ATLAS detector

Many theories beyond the Standard Model predict new phenomena, such as $Z^\prime$, $W^\prime$ bosons, or heavy leptons, in final states with isolated, high-pt leptons ($e$/$\mu$/$\tau$). Searches for new physics with such signatures, produced either resonantly or non-resonantly, are performed using the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. This includes a novel search that exploits the lepton-charge asymmetry in events with an electron and muon pair. Lepton flavor violation (LFV) is a striking signature of potential beyond the Standard Model physics. The search for LFV with the ATLAS detector focuses on the decay of the Z boson into different flavour leptons ($e$/$\mu$/$\tau$). The recent 13 TeV pp results will be reported.