Lori L. Werderitch

Complex Business Litigation

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Profile

Lori Werderitch is experienced in representing plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation in state and federal courts nationwide. Her practice includes pre-litigation counseling, law and motion, management of discovery, alternative dispute resolution, enforcement of judgments, and appeals, in the areas of general commercial, employment, entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, and real estate litigation.

Lori's experience includes representing and advising Los Angeles World Airports concerning labor law regulations and the negotiation of its tenancy contracts; appearing before the California Labor Commissioner; facilitating favorable settlement terms in employment disputes on behalf of defendant employers; advising national corporations on environmental regulatory compliance, including Proposition 65 and CEQA; negotiating with local governments regarding the clean-up and remediation of a CERCLA site; and, representing studios in participation matters and before the International Film & Television Alliance.

Her appellate practice includes the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as a successful opposition to writ of certiorari submitted on behalf of an international internet search engine to the Supreme Court of Georgia.

During law school, Lori served as a Senior Fellow for the Legal Research and Writing Program, a national competitor for the Moot Court Appellate Team and as a member of the Moot Court Board. Lori also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Prior to joining Greenberg Glusker, Lori worked as an associate for a large Los Angeles-based firm. She and her husband reside in West Los Angeles with their dogs, Jaime and Sawyer.

Experience

  • Obtained dispositive rulings, including summary judgment, in various real estate-related litigation matters on behalf of property management companies, investors and a Fortune 500 corporation
  • Won the dismissal of a contract action brought against a national restaurant chain
  • Secured pre-judgment writs of attachment on behalf of a national transportation provider resulting in a favorable settlement of the underlying contractual dispute
  • Overcame demurrer in multi-million dollar construction defect litigation
  • Won a motion to compel arbitration in a contractual dispute over an exclusive use provision
  • Successfully opposed 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss on behalf of a national publishing company in a joint venture dispute
  • Represented various large companies in several highprofile, multi-million dollar cases involving the misappropriation of intellectual property, including trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights

Court Admissions

  • All State Courts of California
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • District of Columbia

Publications

  • Assisted in drafting Federal Trial Evidence, 2nd ed. Costa Mesa: James Publishing, Inc., 2008 and 2009

Professional Affiliations