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Martha C. Luemers

Of Counsel

Martha Luemers is Of Counsel in Dorsey’s Trial, Regulatory and Technology Group. She is also a member of the Electronic Discovery Group. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation. She represents clients in IP licensing disputes, disputes arising out of fiduciary relationships such as partnerships, joint ventures and corporate directorships, and a wide variety of other contract and business tort disputes. She is also frequently called upon to handle or consult upon dispositive and other major motions and appellate matters.

Before 2005, Martha was a shareholder in the Palo Alto law firm of Ritchey Fisher Whitman & Klein PC. She was a law clerk to Chief Judge James R. Browning of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1982-83.

Representative Litigation

Represented a corporation and its controlling shareholder in protracted litigation arising out of Southern California real estate partnerships. Obtained $13 million judgment for contribution.
Represented numerous clients in partnership or quasi-partnership disputes, including real estate, technology, venture capital, medical and law firm partnerships, LLCs and joint ventures.

Professional Activities

Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association since 1992
Member, State Bar Association of California
Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Appellate Court Executive Committee

Admissions

California
The United States Supreme Court
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California

Honors

Fulbright Scholar, 1977-78, at the Universitaet Tuebingen, Germany

Education

Stanford Law School
J.D., 1982, Senior Editor, Stanford Law Review
President, Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation
Stanford University
B.A. with distinction, 1977, Phi Beta Kappa
Certificate in General Translation, German into English, 1976

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