Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Matthew Gehringer focuses his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, professional liability and product liability. He regularly represents clients in matters involving commercial contract disputes, product liability, professional liability, and insurance coverage/bad faith.  In his years of practice, he has successfully represented parties in complex contract litigation, ranging from acquisition agreement disputes to insurance contracts; defended law firms in claims alleging professional negligence; defended corporations in consumer class actions; and has handled nationwide product liability claims involving catastrophic injuries.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Product Liability
• Arbitration
• Product Liability: Product Safety
• Product Liability: Recreational Products

Representative Clients

• Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
• The Resolution Company
• Dana Corporation
• B.D. Hess Company

Representative Cases

• UNR Industries, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co., 623 F.Supp. 1319 (N.D.Ill. 1985)
• UNR Industries, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co., 682 F.Supp. 1434 (N.D.Ill. 1988)
• Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Gust K. Newberg Const. Co., 587 N.E.2d 1011 (Ill. 1992)
• Dow Chemical Co. v. Associated Indem. Corp., 724 F.Supp. 474 (E.D.Mich. 1989)

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, Tourism, Travel & Leisure, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1983
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Chicago Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1979
  B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works

• "The Prima Facie Bad Faith Case", IICLE Bad Faith Litigation, March, 1988
• "Bad Faith Preempted? The Confusing Story of Section 155", IDC Quarterly, February, 1996

Address

131 South Dearborn Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5559

Phones

(312) 324-8655

Faxes

(312) 324-9655

Emails

mgehringer@perkinscoie.com

Websites

http://www.perkinscoie.com