With over 20 years of experience in general civil and business litigation, Lori brings a unique combination of skills to her clients. She represents individuals and businesses from a variety of sectors including technology, real estate, publishing, insurance, manufacturing, retail and wholesale businesses, transportation, and health care.

Lori’s clients benefit from her extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, pre-litigation, litigation, trial, and the appellate process. She has experience guiding clients through all phases of business transactions, including new business ventures, capital transactions, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and buy-sell agreements. Additionally, Lori counsels clients on addressing unfair competition claims, breach of fiduciary duty claims, fraud actions, real estate disputes, contract disputes, quiet title actions, construction claims, and wrongful termination suits.

Special Expertise

  • Trade secrets
  • Fraud
  • Unfair competition
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Construction
  • Formation of new business ventures 
  • Capital transactions 
  • Mergers Acquisitions 
  • Divestitures 
  • Buy-sell agreements 

Contact Information

Lori A. Lutzker

P: 650-342-9600
F: 650-342-7685

Practice Areas

Related Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Business Law

Academic Credentials

  • J.D., with Distinction, Stanford University 
  • B.A., Highest Distinction, Pennsylvania State University
    Phi Beta Kappa 

Expertise and affiliations

  • Representative Matters
    • Obtained a permanent restraining order against a company for misappropriating another’s trade name.
    • Established through summary judgment that a client had not stolen trade secrets.
    • Obtained a jury verdict of $3.3 million for fraud.
    • Secured a defense verdict in a sexual harassment lawsuit at the close of the plaintiff’s case.
    • Prevented an unconstitutional initiative from being placed on an election ballot litigation experience.
  • Professional Affiliations
    • San Mateo County Bar Association, Former Board Director 
    • State Bar of California 
    • State Bar of California Conference of Delegates- San Mateo County Delegation 
  • Civic Affiliations
    • San Mateo Bay Area Chamber of Commerce | Executive Committee Member 
    • San Mateo County Legal Aid Society | Member and Former Vice President 
    • And Justice for All Committee | Co-Chair 
    • San Mateo County Historical Association | Former Board Director 
  • Honors and Awards
    • AV® Preeminent™
  • External Publications
    • Assignment of Inventions: Time is of The Essence, The Law Works, Co-Author, May 1994

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