Lorenzo E. Gasparetti
Overview
Lorenzo Gasparetti is a conscientious and dynamic lawyer, partner, and leader who possesses a unique ability to understand the issues the firm’s clients are facing and help them achieve the most advantageous and optimal solutions. As a seasoned litigator in Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group, Lorenzo knows that the key to a positive outcome for the client is to have a deep understanding of their business, the commercial environment in which they operate, and their objectives, as well as to draw upon his own litigation experience. That knowledge and experience must be combined with the ability to tap into the firm’s deep well of subject matter experience as necessary to marshal both a qualified and diverse team for the matter at hand.
Career & Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1998
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1984
- University of Padova, Italy, 1982
- California
- District of Columbia (Inactive)
- All State and Federal Courts of California
Professional Activities and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Litigation Section
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)
- Italian
Lorenzo's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Representative Matters
- Lead counsel for various California and out-of-state managed care organizations in pending consolidated proceedings in federal court involving out-of-network residential treatment and substance abuse facilities, including labs, and claims of both underpayment and overpayment.
- Lead counsel for managed care organization in state court action involving out-of-network provider of home infusion services and claims of both underpayment and overpayment.
- Lead counsel for managed care organization in pending federal court action involving out-of-network provider of infant hearing tests and claims of both underpayment and overpayment.
- Lead counsel for various managed care organizations in numerous individual and class/representative actions in both state and federal courts involving claims for breach of contract, bad faith, and violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Section 17200.
- Lead counsel for managed care organization in arbitration with hospital system involving claim for breaches of contract and cross-claims for interference with contractual relations.
- Lead counsel for national vision care company in a putative class action alleging violation of California’s UCL regarding lease arrangements with optometrists at “big box” retail stores.
- Lead counsel for national long-term care company (Manor Care) in representative action involving alleged Medicare fraud and UCL claim. Action dismissed on demurrer and affirmed on appeal. Stanley Pitluck v. Beverly Enterprises, Inc., et al. (CA Court of Appeal, 2nd App. Dist. 2005).
- Lead counsel for international pharmaceutical company in commercial litigation with national specialty pharmacy involving claims of anti-competitive price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act. Summary judgment in favor of client; affirmed on appeal.
- Lead counsel for international pharmaceutical company in post-acquisition litigation (federal court—Southern District of New York) with seller, involving material adverse events impacting sales of acquired pharmaceutical products.
- Lead counsel for international pharmaceutical company in commercial litigation (Delaware State Court) involving start-up company post-funding and development of diagnostic test.
- Lead counsel for international pharmaceutical company in commercial litigation (federal court—Northern District of Illinois) with licensor involving royalty and change of control and assignment issues. Order granting motion for summary judgment in favor of client.
- Lead counsel for international pharmaceutical company in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation (federal court—Northern District of California; Delaware) with collaboration partner regarding funding, development, and commercialization of new drug.
- Lead counsel for international pharmaceutical company in complex commercial dispute involving development and manufacturing of federal government-funded pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccines, including government reimbursement issues.
- Lead counsel for Italian medical device manufacturer in dispute involving termination of distribution agreement and survival of foreign government contract obligations.
- Lead counsel for several residential mortgage lenders in numerous individual borrower and class/representative actions resulting in dismissal as well as the following appellate rulings in favor of clients.
- Bundick v. Penny Mac Loan Services—Order sustaining demurrer in favor of client affirmed on appeal (California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District – 2021).
- In Re Mortgage Electronic Registration Services (MERS) Litigation—Represented various Deutsche Bank entities; order granting motion to dismiss in favor of clients affirmed on appeal (Ninth Circuit, 2014).
- Pacheco v. Mortgage IT, et al.—Order granting summary judgment in favor of client affirmed on appeal (Ninth Circuit, 2011).
- Lead counsel for residential mortgage lender in class action involving interest owed on escrow/impound accounts.
- Lead counsel for international law firm in legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and conflict of interest action involving development of Indian gaming facility; $200 million-plus damages claim. Orders granting motions for summary adjudication in favor of client.
- Lead counsel for partner in international law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty action involving large real estate development and partnership dispute; $200 million-plus damages claim. Order granting motion for terminating sanctions in favor of client.
- Lead counsel for California-based law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty action and cross-action for attorneys’ fees and fraudulent transfer arising out of large-scale real estate transaction; $50 million-plus damages claim. Order granting motion for summary judgment on legal malpractice case in favor of client; $1 million jury verdict on client’s claims for attorneys’ fees and fraudulent transfer.
- Lead counsel for large California law firm on motion to disqualify firm for conflict of interest in major construction litigation. Following bench trial, motion denied.
- Trial team for entertainment law firm in conflict of interest and California Business & Professions Code action involving high-profile entertainer.
- Lead counsel for media company in high-profile wrongful death and catastrophic injury action following car accident involving celebrity. Action dismissed following filing of anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss.
- Lead counsel for celebrity in high profile catastrophic injury action following car accident. Action confidentially settled and dismissed.
- Lead counsel for automobile club in catastrophic brain injury action involving issues of vicarious liability for tow company. Action confidentially settled.
- Lead counsel for national retail store in complex legal malpractice action involving underlying catastrophic injury to contractor and insurance recovery issues. Action confidentially settled.
- Lead trial counsel for major California winery in personal injury litigation involving allegedly catastrophic injuries in trucking accident.
- Trial counsel for national manufacturer of motorized gardening equipment in product liability action involving catastrophic injury to consumer.
- Counsel in nationwide automotive product liability cases for foreign auto manufacturer involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death claims resulting in both trials and settlements.
- Lead counsel for international aggregate/cement manufacturer in federal court and /cross-border litigation involving alleged breach of export agency agreement. $3 billion damages claim. Order granting anti-suit injunction granted in favor of client. Case dismissed.
- Lead counsel for automobile club in putative class action involving subrogation rights and alleged violation of California’s UCL. Order granting motion for judgment on pleadings in favor of client affirmed on appeal. Camacho v. Automobile Club of Southern California, et al.
Lorenzo's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Lorenzo's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
