Robert Lawrence - Irvine, CA
Attorney at Lawrence Bartels LLP
Business Litigation Lawyers in Irvine, CA
7700 Irvine Center Dr. Ste. 800 Irvine, CA 92618
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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31
Years
Experience
Irvine Business Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 07/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business Litigation
- Intellectual Property
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Lawrence’s practice ranges from complex commercial disputes to white collar criminal defense. He represents clients in federal and state courts in cases involving copyright and trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, securities violations, bank fraud, tax fraud, toxic torts, unfair competition, and civil and criminal racketeering. He also has extensive experience in commercial mediation and arbitration.
Mr. Lawrence’s accomplishments include the following:
- Won Ninth Circuit appeal involving trademark disputes between competitors over branding and logos (2019)
- Persuaded court to grant new trial after 11-week jury trial alleging theft of $14 million by international partner in clothing industry (2018)
- Successfully defended LLC member in 8-week trial involving questions of alter ego liability and ability to pierce irrevocable trust (2017)
- Successfully prosecuted copyright infringement action against a large public company ($7 million settlement – 2017)
- Prevailed in California Court of Appeals after denial of defendant’s post-judgment motion for attorney’s fees (2017)
- Prevailed in US District Court over the award of $400,000 in attorney’s fees (2017)
- Defended partner in a six-week bench trial over the validity of $8 million capital call (2016)
- Prevailed in appeal before the Ninth Circuit after lower court overturned the jury verdict (2014)
- Obtained dismissal of a foreign corporation on jurisdictional grounds in a copyright case seeking $350 million in damages (2014)
- Successfully prosecuted breach of fiduciary duty case against former officers and directors of 1st Pacific Bank ($8.25 million settlement – 2014)
- Obtained summary judgment for defendants in $10 million fraud action brought by investors against a technology company (2013)
- Successfully prosecuted breach of fiduciary duty claim by partner in historic San Francisco parking garage ($2 million settlement – 2013)
- Successfully prosecuted gross negligence claims against former officers and directors of Temecula Valley Bank ($4.1 million settlement – 2012)
- Successfully defended telecom company in 4-month jury trial where plaintiffs sought $641 million in damages for groundwater contamination (2009)
- Successfully resolved lawsuit brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission seeking $32 million against hedge fund (2005)
- Successfully defended a real estate developer in two-month jury trial in which unlicensed broker sought a $10 million success fee (2004)
- Successfully prosecuted misappropriation of trade secret case involving competitors in telecom industry (2002)
- Successfully prosecuted false advertising lawsuit related to internet keyword searches (2001)
- Successfully defended trademark/copyright infringement suit brought by the band Phish (2000)
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyer, 2019-2024
- Top Attorneys in Litigation, Los Angeles Magazine, 2019
- Top Attorneys in Intellectual Property. OC Register Metro, 2014
Other Sources of Feedback About Robert Lawrence
Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Northwestern University School of Law,
Chicago,
Illinois, 1995
Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
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University of California,
San Diego,
California, 1991
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Partner
Representative Cases
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Monster Energy Co. v. HRHH Hotel/Casino, LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11965 (C.D. Cal. 2014)
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Falcon Stainless, Inc. v. Rino Cos., 572 Fed. Appx. 483 (9th Cir. Cal. 2014)
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Lang Van v. VNG Corp., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155289 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 8, 2014)
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Torres v. Nutrisystem, Inc., 289 F.R.D. 587 (C.D. Cal. 2013)
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Prime Partners IPA of Temecula, Inc. v. Chaudhuri, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67070 (C.D. Cal. 2012)
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ProLink Holdings Corp. v. Fed. Ins. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119222 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 14, 2011)
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Sunham Home Fashions, LLC v. Diamond State Ins. Co., 813 F. Supp. 2d 411 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)
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Clark v. Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. (2008) 165 Cal. App. 4th 150
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Apple Computer, Inc. v. Podfitness, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36347 (N.D. Cal. May 9, 2007)
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Sam v. Crump, 2007 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1425
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Commodity Futures Trading Comm’n v. Beasley, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33725 (N.D. Cal. 2005)
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Boscoe v. HCV Pacific Partners, San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 411531 (2004)
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J. K. Harris & Co. LLC. v. Kassel. 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7862 (N.D. Cal. 2002)
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Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. v. Cierra Photonics, Sonoma Superior Court, Case No. 225419 (2002)
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Phish. Inc. v. Knight, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C 011147 PJH (2002)
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United States v. Stoecker, 920 F. Supp. 876 (N.D. III. 1996)
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United States v. Kim, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7842 (N.D. Ill. 1996)
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
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Contact
7700 Irvine Center Dr.
Ste. 800
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number: 949-516-9906
Fax Number: 949-209-0466
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