Gary J. Lorch is a Partner in the Los Angeles office of GRSM. He is a member of the firm’s Directors & Officers and Shareholder Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Consumer Protection Litigation practice groups. Gary has more than 30 years of litigation experience in both the state and federal district courts throughout the State of California, handling cases from initial client consultation through trial and appeal.
Representative Experience
Examples of Gary’s experience include the following:
- Obtained dismissal of all claims in shareholder/investor dispute involving claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty brought against bio-technology Company and management.
- Obtained favorable settlement in shareholder/investor dispute involving claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty brought against solar technology Company and management.
- Obtained complete defense verdict on behalf of a film production company in action to recover damages for lost opportunity to make feature film.
- Obtained dismissal of all claims asserted against property management company in action brought by investors in underlying properties.
- Obtained complete defense verdict in putative class action brought against self-storage company and its property manager.
- Obtained summary judgment of all intellectual property claims asserted against internet company, followed by voluntary dismissal by plaintiff of all state law claims, including misappropriation of trade secrets, asserted against client. In that case, he also obtained a successful ruling invalidating an exclusivity and non-compete agreement that formed the basis of the action.
- Following GRSM's substitution as attorneys for a defendant cemetery in a case in which a class already had been certified, obtained summary judgment of all claims brought by the individual class representatives.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of franchisor in action against terminated franchisee to recover unpaid royalty fees and to recover damages for trademark infringement.
- Obtained in numerous cases orders of dismissal of unfair competition and false advertising claims asserted under California Business and Professions Code sections 17200 and 17500.
- Convinced plaintiff to dismiss all claims against the manufacturer of underground gasoline tank pump after demonstrating that client was not the manufacturer of the product at issue.
- Convinced plaintiff to dismiss all claims against the manufacturer of a submersible turbine pump after demonstrating that product could not have caused alleged injury.
- Obtained summary judgment of professional negligence claims asserted against law firm. Summary Judgment later was affirmed by Court of Appeals, and California Supreme Court denied review.
- Obtained favorable settlement of claims asserted in dispute between architect and property owners, including recovery for architect of close to 100 percent of outstanding fees and dismissal of all claims asserted against architect for breach of contract and professional negligence.
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- State Bar of California
- American Bar Association
- Los Angeles Bar Association
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
Education
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1985
- B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1982
Honors
- Top Rated Lawyer-AV® Preeminent™,
Martindale-Hubbell - Super Lawyers® distinction in the fields of Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Insurance Coverage (2007-2016)