Brian M. Lutz > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP takes on the spectrum of merger-related litigation, representing clients facing shareholder derivatives, securities class actions and defending individual directors against claims they breached their fiduciary duties. In San Francisco, Brian Lutz‘s practice covers corporate control and shareholder activism. Monica Loseman has a strong record in class actions, while Los Angeles’ Craig Varnen has handled cases relating to fiduciary duties.

With experts spread throughout the country, including particularly robust offerings in New York, Washington DC and California, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is well-placed to defend public companies, from a range of industries, in federal and state court-related securities litigation, irrespective of geographical location. The scope of this work is eclectic, running the gamut from class actions, derivative suits, M&A litigation and corporate control contests, also frequently involving parallel SEC/DOJ probes (where the firm can tap into the expertise of numerous former agency insiders). Leveraging the firm’s broader market-leading Appellate and Constitutional law practice, the team is also well-placed to represent clients in the Circuit Courts, as well as on occasion before the Supreme Court, in turn shaping the securities litigation landscape for companies, officers, and directors at large. San Francisco-based Brian Lutz is often at the forefront of the highest-profile and consequential cases handled by the firm, including class actions and shareholder derivative actions, as well as work at a board level with regard to corporate governance issues. Monica Loseman and Craig Varnen co-head the team alongside Lutz, with Denver-based Loseman guiding corporates through SEC and DOJ probes and private litigation matters, and Los Angeles-based Varnen skilled at handling securities fraud litigation as well as derivative actions.