Luis Li
Trial Lawyer with Munger Tolles Olson in Los Angeles, California
For the past seven years, Luis Li has provided his legal services to clients of Los Angeles firm Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. As a Partner with the firm, Li handles cases involving corporate crime, state attorney general matters, museum law, international enforcement, and civil litigation.
As a white collar attorney, Luis Li represented an executive at a publicly traded Internet advertising company, a government contractor, senior executives from technology businesses, a defense contractor, and a sub-prime mortgage firm. His legal counsel enabled Rhonda Byrne, author of the bestselling book The Secret, to prevail in a copyright violation case. Additionally, CNN covered Li's successful defense of James Arthur Ray in a four-month-long manslaughter trial.
Furthermore, art institution clients such as the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Norton Simon Museum, and Princeton University have benefited from Luis Li's internal audits, knowledge about federal and international law, and experience in classical art. By collaborating with the museums' curators and in-house counsel, Li has garnered Thai artifacts, Greco-Roman antiquities, and historic 16th century paintings for them.
Prior to joining Munger, Tolles & Olson, Luis Li acquired his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he acted as Associate Editor for the California Law Review. After performing as a Clerk for a U.S. District Court judge, he accepted a position with the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California and prosecuted racketeering and organized crime. During his final two years there, Li served as Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Section and brought cases involving terrorism to trial.
Subsequently, Luis Li joined the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office as Chief of its Criminal Branch. During the three years Li held the role, the division earned its highest conviction rate in more than a decade. This position also required him to establish public safety and neighborhood-based prosecution programs throughout an extensive region.