Bryan W. Lutz

• Obtained complete victory in favor of a Fortune 500 industrial automation manufacturer against antitrust claims in federal court and at the International Trade Commission. The federal court dismissed all antitrust claims at summary judgment and entered an order finding the opposing party liable for intellectual property claims valued at upwards of $250 million.
• Obtained complete dismissal of antitrust claims against a Fortune 500 global communications company in a lawsuit alleging that licensing practices for standard essential patents violated federal antitrust laws.
• Represented the state of Georgia in a voting challenge lawsuit seeking to invoke the original jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court and obtained a dismissal upon a finding of no standing. 
• Defended a global automaker in a class action and multidistrict litigation involving one of the largest automotive recalls in history.
• Defended a Fortune 50 technology company against unfair trade practices claims in California state and federal court.
• Represented a Fortune 500 oil and gas company in proceedings related to condemnation of property to build natural gas transmission pipelines.
• Defended a Fortune 100 company in an antitrust appeal in Louisiana. The appellate court dismissed all claims against our client. 
• Represented a global payment company in a contract dispute in Georgia federal court.  The court ordered all claims dismissed, and the Eleventh Circuit dismissed the appeal.  
• Defended an aerodynamic products company and individual employees in a dispute involving breach of contract and warranty claims and obtained dismissal of all individual defendants.
• Represented an insurance company in the Eleventh Circuit in an appeal from an $8 million jury verdict for failing to settle claims against its insured. 
• Represented a beverage company in a tariff classification dispute in the Court of International Trade.
• Defended individuals charged in a criminal conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.  
• Represented the Georgia Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae in an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court. 

Bryan Lutz is a senior associate with Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation in the industrial and manufacturing industries. He has defended clients in antitrust, deceptive trade practices, and RICO disputes with nationwide classes and billions of dollars at stake.  Bryan also has extensive appellate experience in state supreme courts, federal circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The Best Lawyers in America^© has recognized Bryan as part of its “Ones to Watch” list in the area of Commercial Litigation for 2021.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Bryan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stanley Marcus of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Bryan also has nearly a decade of experience as a project manager in the construction industry, where he oversaw complex projects while maintaining budget requirements.

Bryan earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia, where he graduated first in his class and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He was an articles editor for the Georgia Law Review, a member of the Appellate Litigation Clinic, a Civil Procedure teaching assistant, and president of the business negotiation team.

Bryan earned his B.A. in economics, cum laude, from Saint John’s University, and is a member of the Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honor Society.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• University of Georgia (J.D., 2014)
• St. John’s University (B.A., 2002)