Lutfi Kharuf is a partner in the Special Districts and Public Finance practice groups of Best Best & Krieger LLP. Lutfi works with clients on compliance with Proposition 218 and 26, rate setting and issuing bonds. Lutfi is based in BB&K’s San Diego office and serves on the firm's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Prior to joining BB&K, Lutfi worked as bond, disclosure and issuer’s counsel to cities, special districts and other public agencies in California. Lutfi has experience in advising clients on complex tax, securities and constitutional issues arising out of public finance transactions. Additionally, Lutfi advised public agency clients on issues relating to Proposition 218 and 26 in the context of protests and threatened and ongoing litigation. Lutfi previously worked in the corporate and finance group of an international law firm in Frankfurt, Germany.

While earning his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Lutfi was a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program. After completing law school, Lutfi received his master’s of law degree in finance from the Institute for Law and Finance in Frankfurt, Germany.

Lutfi sits on the Leadership Council of the GO Campaign, an organization dedicated to empowering local heroes to improve the lives of children across the globe. Lutfi is a mud run enthusiast, and enjoys the sounds of live music during a night out at the Hollywood Bowl.

Education

• Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main, Institute for Law and Finance, LL.M., finance
• University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D.
• University of Southern California, B.A., international relations, with a minor in law and public policy, magna cum laude

Admissions

• California

Awards

• ​San Diego Super Lawyers Rising Star, Government Finance, 2021
• 40 Under 40, SD Metro Magazine, 2020
• Top 40 Under 40, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2019