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Keller and Heckman LLPSenior Counsel
Robert S. Niemann
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Robert S. Niemann

5.0
1 review

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2110, San Francisco, CA 94111

Californias Proposition 65, Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation, Food Litigation and 12 more

About Robert S. Niemann

Robert (Bob) Niemann advises clients in the areas of complex business and commercial litigation, trade secrets, intellectual property, unfair business practices, products liability, and environmental toxic torts.

Bob is co-chair of Keller and Heckman’s national litigation practice, with extensive experience assisting clients with class actions, multidistrict litigation, mass torts, and major complex cases. He has represented many clients as their national and regional coordinating trial counsel, handling hundreds of cases and coordinating the matters with attorneys throughout the United States. His over 40 years of experience as an attorney includes representation of manufacturers, distributors, inventors, and component suppliers of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, healthcare and food products, and various consumer products.

Bob has represented potentially responsible parties in environmental toxic tort litigation, including California's Proposition 65 claims, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) litigation, toxic spill litigation, vapor and chemical intrusion, site contamination, personal injury, and biomonitoring.

He is actively involved in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings as a litigant and as a neutral. He frequently presides over civil arbitrations, mediations, and as a Judge Pro Tempore (Pro Tem). He has arbitrated and mediated hundreds of matters in his career and serves as both a Judge Pro Tem for the San Francisco Superior Court for settlement conferences and trials and a Superior Court Arbitrator for San Francisco and Marin Counties.

Awards

•AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Super Lawyers, California, 2006, 2008 - 2011, 2013 - 2018
•American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated IP Lawyer
•American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Torts Law
•American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer for Energy Law and Land Use Law

Insights & In the News

Ninth Circuit Clarifies the Ambiguity of Labeling and Claims Laws

07.25.2024
Publication

Finally Fed Up with Private Plaintiffs Litigating over Empty Space, California Amends Sla...

11.08.2018

Are You Ready for August 30th? Businesses Have Less than Six Months to Comply with New P...

03.06.2018
Publication

Keller and Heckman Recognized in 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms

Press Release
11.07.2024

 

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Robert S. Niemann got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation
  • Other 13
    • Californias Proposition 65
    • Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
    • Food Litigation
    • Insurance Coverage
    • Product Safety
    • Tobacco and E-Vapor
    • Chemicals and Plastics
    • Consumer Products and Retail
    • Digital Media, Technology, and Telecommunications
    • Energy, Infrastructure, and Transportation
    • Food & Life Sciences
    • Packaging
    • Trade Associations

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
    Firm Name
    Keller and Heckman LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Represented manufacturing, food
    beverage,
    numerous consumer
    construction equipment manufacturers for contract disputes, royalties, indemnity issues, product labeling
    product liability
    Represented clients for breach of contract, fraud, business torts, unfair competition, unfair business practices
    false advertising
    Represented e-cigarette
    e-liquid manufacturers, suppliers
    retailers in intellectual property, contract matters
    in consumer class actions

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, California
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Committee, ADR State Liaison
    •Association for Defense Council, Northern California
    •Food Law Committee of the Litigation Section of the California State Bar Association, Co-chair

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Lincoln University School of Law
    Class of 1979
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of Minnesota
    Class of 1973
    B.A.

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Senior Counsel at Keller and Heckman LLP
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One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2110San Francisco, CA 94111U.S.A.

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Robert S. Niemann was admitted in 1979 to the State of California.
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    Robert S. Niemann is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court for the Central District of California, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, United States District Court for the Northern District of California and United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
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    Keller and Heckman LLP has 80 attorneys at this location.
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    Robert S. Niemann attended Lincoln University School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Keller and Heckman LLP was established in 1962.

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