Lynn Therese Galuppo

Background

Ms. Galuppo’s two-decade litigation career provides her with the necessary experience to handle any litigation matter and all aspects of the litigation process. She is highly skilled and experienced at litigation and dispute resolution in high-stakes business and real estate conflicts. Ms. Galuppo’s practice specializes in representing public and private companies and high-net worth individuals in various complex and general, straightforward civil actions, including business, commercial, securities, and real estate related litigation.

Ms. Galuppo’s experience began during law school when she was an extern with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and spent a summer with one of the most aggressive plaintiffs-sided class action securities litigation law firms in the country. After law school, Ms. Galuppo commenced her practice with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, a highly rated, New York-based law firm, during which time she was an integral member of the fraud and complex insurance coverage practice group. She specialized in securities and fraud litigation and complex insurance coverage defense and handled class actions, derivative actions, SEC investigations and proceedings, and provided related complex insurance coverage analyses and advice.

After practicing five years with Stroock, Ms. Galuppo joined the law firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson, during which she handled a diverse array of commercial and real estate-related litigation matters. During that time, Ms. Galuppo gained extensive knowledge about all facets of the real estate business. Uniquely, Ms. Galuppo combined her significant securities and real estate litigation background and successfully defended securities-related real estate matters, including successfully handling nearly a decade of condo-hotel litigation in San Diego state and federal courts and including the appellate courts.

Disputes/Matters Handled

Business & Commercial
Real Estate
Corporate, partnership, member, and joint venture
Partition
Fraud
Real Estate nondisclosures
Transaction work outs and pre-litigation 
Breach of Contract
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Fraudulent transfer
Boundary & Easements
Homeowner Association and CC&Rs
Environmental
Construction
Commercial Landlord/tenant
Financial services
Class actions
Appeals & Writs
Receivers

Experience

Ms. Galuppo litigates matters in both federal and state courts throughout California and other U.S. jurisdictions. Ms. Galuppo is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, all California State Courts, and the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.

She handles day-to-day management of all her litigation matters, and her clients very much appreciate her timely contact about case developments and response to their inquiries. Ms. Galuppo has been hailed by her clients for her sound legal advice, ability to anticipate opposing counsel, extensive understanding of the law and facts of each case, and well-reasoned litigation strategies.

Ms. Galuppo was an integral trial team member of multi-million dollar, several multi-week trials in both federal and state courts, including a four-month jury trial in Orange County Superior Court, a three-week federal trial in the Central District of California and has handled many arbitration hearings. Ms. Galuppo has handled international matters as well, which have involved complex insurance coverage representation of foreign-based insureds and insurers, including those in Germany, Australia and England.

Ms. Galuppo’s practice also includes handling numerous appeals and writs before the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Courts. She has been responsible for all aspects of the briefing on appeals and has argued before the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Court.

Education

Ms. Galuppo received her Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude, was the Vice President and Member of the Moot Court Board, Founder of the Entertainment Law Competition, a member of the Appellate Advocacy Team competing in New York, and a Member of Inns of Court. While in law school, Ms. Galuppo was an extern at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. She received her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University.

Professional Affiliations

Orange County Bar Association
Orange County Women Lawyers Association
California Women Lawyers Association
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (past)
Orange County Commercial Real Estate Women, member and commitee member (CREW-OC)

Publications 

Tips to Ensure That Your Email Deal Terms Are Enforceable, January 12, 2015
The Legal Team Condotel Developers Are Thanking, Law360, April 25, 2014
High Court Leaves Hotelier Win in Hard Rock Securities Row, Law360, February 24, 2014
Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Commercial Real Estate, August 22, 2013
Ninth Circuit Concludes That Condo-Hotel Units At The Hard Rock Hotel Are Not A Security, August 16, 2013

Speaking Engagements

Ms. Galuppo regularly moderates panels for CREW-OC and other groups in which she is involved.