Bio
Mr. Lupear is an attorney at Scott+Scott and focuses on corporate governance and shareholder rights, representing institutional and individual shareholders in major business disputes, including stockholder class actions and derivative actions.
Mr. Lupear has substantial trial experience, including serving as a key member of the trial team in a shareholder derivative action against the fiduciaries of a major technology company in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Before joining Scott+Scott, Mr. Lupear practiced at a national securities litigation firm, where he prosecuted cases involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and insider trading, helping investors recover significant losses. Additionally, he served as Counsel at a Southern California law firm, handling complex business, commercial, real estate, and white-collar disputes. Early in his career, Mr. Lupear worked as a prosecutor in New York City and represented Fortune 500 insurance carriers in fraud-related lawsuits.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Lupear is a Co-Founder of Advocacy AI, Inc., a legal technology company developing a fully integrated, AI-native platform for litigation practice. Advocacy was a finalist for Law.com’s “Litigation Technology” of the year at the 2026 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards.
Mr. Lupear was also a Division I football student-athlete at the University of Nevada, Reno, and in 2025, he was inducted into the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
Highlights
- 2026 Super Lawyers San Diego Rising Star
Admissions
- States of California and New York
- U.S. District Courts: Northern and Central Districts of California
Representative Cases
- Stewart N. Goldstein, M.D. v. Alexander J. Denner, et al., No. 2020-1061-JTL (Del. Ch.) (“Bioverativ”) ($124 million total settlement)
- In re Tesla Motors, Inc. Stockholder Litig., No.12711 (Del. Ch.) ($60 million partial settlement)
- Ihle v. Brombach, et al., C.A. No. 2023-0759-LWW (Del. Ch.) (“Core Scientific”) ($14.75 million settlement)
- In re The Boeing Company Deriv. Litig., C.A. 2024-1210-MTZ (Del. Ch.)
- Ohio Pub. Ret. Sys., et al. v. David L. Calhoun, et al., C.A. No. 1:24-cv-1200 (LMB/WEF) (E.D. Va.) (“Boeing“)
- Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. S’holder Litig., C.A. No. 2022-0630-KSJM (Del. Ch.)
- Matt Jacob v. Steven A. Vogel, et al., C.A. No. 2022-0600-PAF (Del. Ch.) (“Microvast”)
Education
- Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)
- University of Nevada, Reno (B.A., Division I football athlete)