Matthew A.C. ZapfGoldberg Kohn Bell Black Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd, Chicago, USAAreas of Practice: Litigation Contact Information:
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| Matthew Zapf is a principal in the firm's Litigation Group, where he represents clients in complex commercial, product liability, and intellectual property litigation. He is also head of the firm?s Product Liability & Toxic Tort Group. Before joining the firm, Mr. Zapf served as head of the litigation department of a national law firm and as chief litigation counsel for Caterpillar Inc. In those capacities, he served as regional and national counsel for clientele on a full range of complex litigation matters. He has a wealth of experience in all phases of litigation, and has a great deal of litigation experience in the United States and abroad. He also counsels companies on setting up internal litigation management systems and procedures to handle litigation claims more effectively, and he assists clients in creating and implementing litigation prevention programs, including effective document retention programs. Mr. Zapf has lectured in the United States and in Europe on various issues ranging from litigation prevention to total quality management. He has also been published on arbitration topics, such as "Waiver of Right to Arbitrate" and "Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards ? Vacature" in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Mr. Zapf serves on the board of directors of the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization that facilitates the training and administration of volunteers to represent children?s interests during court proceedings involving abuse and neglect. He is also an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law, where he teaches trial advocacy.Mr. Zapf graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1984 from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a Rhodes Scholar candidate. He received his law degree in 1987 from Northwestern University, where he was Note & Comment editor of the Northwestern University Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Mr. Zapf is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; the U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; and, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. He is a member of the Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and of the Chicago Bar Association. |
