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Dr. Matthew J. Kemner

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Dr. Matthew J. Kemner

Partner

San Francisco

415.989.5900

Expertise

Products Liability

• Dr. Kemner specializes in the defense of products liability claims, primarily for European manufacturers, in litigation in United States and Europe.
• He represents German clients in U.S. litigation involving software copyright violations, tortious interference, trade mark, and related claims.
• Dr. Kemner also specializes in international law, challenging personal jurisdiction of U.S. courts over non-U.S. defendants, and represents European clients defending claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act.
• He represents parties appearing before International Arbitration Panels in large-scale business disputes, including German submarine manufacturer in dispute with Government of Iran.

Broad Range of Matters

• Assisted European clients in the formation and acquisition of international subsidiary companies in Europe, Africa, and the United States.
• Represents clients in an array of commercial negotiations, including ship purchasing, alternative energy contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions.
• Specialized in investment protection in the former Soviet Union and Central Europe
• Served for two years as a full-time fellow in Sonderforschungsbereich 178, a German "think tank" focusing on issues of international law and economics, including projects of pure research as well as representation of clients in areas of international commercial law.

Recent Publications

• The Strengths and Weaknesses of the European Energy Charter Treaty, Doctoral Dissertation (1996, Universität Konstanz)
• The Enduring Political Nature of Questions of State Succession and Secession, 17 U. Pa. J. Int'l Bus. L. 753 (1996)
• Die Auswirkungen des genuine-link-Grundsatzes auf die Anerkennung US-Amerikanischer Gesellschaften in Deutschland, 12/95 ZIP 972 (1995)
• Rescheduling the Sovereign Debt: A New Role for the Paris Club, 10 J. Int'l Banking L. 280 1995)
• Personal Bankruptcy and the Myth of the Unchecked Homestead Exemption, 56 Mo. L. Rev. 683 (1991)

Recent Presentations

• "US Gerichtszuständigkeit für Deutsche Mandanten," D.A.J.V. (Berlin, September 2005)
• "Personal Jurisdiction and Hague Convention Issues in U.S. Litigation," International Law Firm Network (San Francisco, April 2005)