Bio

Julie-Anne Lutfi is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice and the Life Sciences and Technology Industry Teams. Her global practice focuses on domestic and international business transactions, including equity financings for corporate, venture capital and private equity clients; research and development collaborations and corporate partnering transactions; strategic investments; restructurings; mergers and acquisitions; and other exit transactions. Julie also regularly acts as general outside counsel for an array of private and venture backed companies in the life sciences, technology, and financial services fields, as well as U.S. and European venture and private equity firms who invest in such companies. Prior to joining Foley, Julie was tax/corporate counsel for Credit Suisse AG in Zurich, Switzerland where she advised clients on complex international technical tax matters and estate planning solutions for high and ultra-high net worth individuals using trusts, foundations and other wealth planning structures. She focused her practice on the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Israel and APAC markets. Julie was also a tax associate for KPMG LLP in Boston where she provided clients with tax consulting services in the areas of R&D, medical devices, and energy sustainability. Before entering law school, Julie was a securities paralegal at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Boston, and a project manager for INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France in the Anti-Money Laundering Unit.