With a strong foundation in corporate and finance matters, Kari Lutringer brings a practical, business-focused approach to complex transactions and strategic decision-making. Known for aligning competing stakeholder interests and guiding deals from inception to closing, she helps clients navigate sophisticated matters with clarity, precision, and a clear understanding of both opportunity and risk.
Kari’s practice centers on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, capital transactions, financing arrangements, and other strategic business matters. She combines meticulous drafting and thoughtful negotiation skills with a practical understanding of how transformative transactions can shape a client’s long-term goals and growth trajectory. Her experience spans a wide range of industries, including real estate, energy, oilfield services, farming and ranching operations, and banking and financial services.
Drawing on extensive experience in finance and lending, Kari provides clients with a grounded, bottom-line perspective that informs every stage of a transaction. She has represented borrowers, lenders, and investors in connection with senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt financing transactions, helping clients structure deals that balance business objectives with practical risk management.
In addition to transactional work, Kari advises businesses on corporate governance, commercial agreements, joint venture arrangements, and entity structuring and planning. Clients value her responsive counsel, strategic mindset, and ability to translate complex legal and financial considerations into actionable guidance that supports sound business decisions.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas (2007)
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2007
- Texas A&M University, M.S., 2004
- Texas A&M, B.S., summa cum laude, 2004
Associations
State Bar of Texas