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Dr. Alexander P. Imberg

Dr. Alexander P. Imberg

Partner

Chair, Products Liability and German Practice Groups

San Francisco

415.989.5900

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Expertise

• Dr. Imberg is the Chair of CBM's German Practice Group and our Products Liability Practice Group. He is licensed to practice in both the United States (California) and Germany. He is a native German and has been practicing in the U.S. since 1996.

Litigation

• Prior to relocating to the U.S. and joining CBM in 1998, Dr. Imberg practiced in Germany where he represented clients in general civil and commercial litigation matters. Since then, he has focused his practice on U.S. commercial, products liability and intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of German and other European manufacturers in U.S. courts.
• Dr. Imberg represents clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He has tried major U.S. cases to verdict and, where appropriate, resolved matters through the means of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), i.e., arbitration and mediation.

Litigation Coordination/Risk Management

• Dr. Imberg serves as national coordinating counsel for one of Germany’s leading automobile manufacturers. He also counsels clients in the area of product safety, preventative product liability, and risk management.

Renewable Energy/Clean Tech

• In the area of corporate and commercial law, Dr. Imberg represents, among others, European renewable energy companies in establishing subsidiaries and conducting business operations in the U.S. He also assists his clients in complex commercial transactions and contract negotiations.

Presentations and Publications

• Speaker, “Market Entry US – Legal Aspects and Case Study – SMA Solar Technology AG,” 2nd German American Energy Conference, Berlin, Germany (March 2010).
• Speaker, “Electronic Discovery in the United States,” 16. Syndikusanwaltstag [16th German Inhouse Counsel Conference], Berlin, Germany (November 2009).
• Speaker, “US-Product Liability,” Kothes Seminars, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Germany (November 2009).
• Co-author, Dokumentenmanagementrichtlinien und Aufbewahrungspflichten im Hinblick auf die rechtlichen Anforderungen des U.S. Zivilverfahrens,, Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift (CCZ) (October 2009).
• Speaker, “Entering the Renewable Market in the U.S. – Legal Aspects,” 1st German American Energy Conference 2009 in Berlin, Germany (March 2009).
• Speaker, “Going Global: Essential International Law for Business Transactions,” NBI Seminar (November 2008)
• Speaker, "Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the US," Symposium & Workshop at the occasion of the Official Visit of the Saxon Minister of State for Environment and Agriculture to California, San Francisco (October 2008).
• Speaker, "Expectations for Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions," DRI Web Conference (September 2008).
• Speaker, "Coordination of U.S. Litigation for European Clients," DAJV Annual Conference on German-American Law (Berlin, September 2005)
• Thesis, Die Verteilung der Beweislast beim Gefahrübergang nach UN-Kaufrecht (CISG) [The Burden of Proof Regarding the Transfer of Risk According to the UN Sales Law (CISG)], published by Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1998).
• Co-author, The Economic Impact of International Trade on San Diego and the Application of the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods to San Diego/Tijuana Commercial Transactions, San Diego Law Review, Vol. 35, 769 (1998).