Alternative
Dispute Resolution
Domestic, International
Arbitration
Mediation
Conciliation
Mini-trials
With
varied experiences from his diverse background as a prominent
trial lawyer and senior partner at a premier law firm, general
counsel of a Fortune
50
corporation, member of a government commission and adjunct
professor of law, Mr. Kempf focuses his ADR neutral efforts
on the effective and efficient resolution of complex disputes.
Professional
Background.
Mr.
Kempf spent 35
years with Kirkland & Ellis, where he was lead trial
and appellate counsel in many of the firm’s most significant
cases.
While at
Kirkland,
Mr. Kempf also served for nearly two decades on the firm’s
management committee.
He handled a wide variety of
cases, including commercial, intellectual property, securities,
antitrust, employment, bankruptcy and other disputes.
Mr. Kempf also had an active
counseling practice, particularly in advising on corporate
governance issues and merger, acquisition and other transactional
matters.
Mr.
Kempf also spent six years as Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and member of the Management
Committee at Morgan Stanley, retiring in 2005.
The firm’s
Law Division oversaw the legal, compliance, government relations,
community affairs and internal audit functions (over
1000
employees).
Currently,
Mr. Kempf is on the AAA Commercial Dispute Resolution neutrals
roster and CPR Roster of Distinguished Neutrals (General
Counsel Panel and Illinois Regional Panel).
In addition, he is Senior Advisor
both at Gleacher Partners, a leading independent investment
bank and at Blaqwell, Inc., independent consultants to the
legal industry, and an Adjunct Professor of Law.
In
2007,
Mr. Kempf completed three years service as a Commissioner
on the Antitrust Modernization Commission.
He
also spent three years as an officer in the United States
Marine Corps.
ADR Training.
Mr. Kempf participates
actively in ADR educational programs.
He has attended the AAA Arbitration
of Intellectual Property and Licensing Disputes program,
ICDR Forum on International Arbitration, CPR Annual Meetings,
CPR Mediation Training, CDS
Advanced Mediation program, AAA/ICC/ICSID
Joint
Colloquium on International
Arbitration, AAA
Arbitrator I
workshop,
ICDR International Commercial
Arbitration/Mediation Conference, CPR-CIArb Joint Arbitrator
Training and Harvard Program on Negotiation.
Professional
Activities.
Mr. Kempf is a Fellow of the
American
College of
Trial Lawyers.
He has been listed in
Who’s Who in
America,
The Best Lawyers in America,
The
World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers
and The
World’s Leading Competition Lawyers.
Mr. Kempf
is a member of the Chicago (Past President) and
New
York
(Past President) Inns of Court and the Seventh Circuit Bar
Association (Past President).
He has served as a Trustee (and
Vice President) of the American Inns of Court and on the
Visiting Committee of the Harvard
Law School.
From
1988-1996,
Mr. Kempf was a member of the board of directors of Safety
National Insurance Company.
Civic Activities.
Mr.
Kempf has served as a Trustee of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
New York City Opera and Metropolitan Family Services of
Chicago (Past Chairman).
He is a Sustaining Fellow of
the Art Institute of Chicago and member of the Economic
Club of Chicago.
Education.
Villanova University,
AB
(1959);
Harvard
Law
School,
LLB (1965);
University
of Chicago
Graduate
School
of Business,
MBA (1989).
Publications
and Speeches.
Mr. Kempf has written,
spoken and testified on a wide variety of legal subjects,
including commercial law, intellectual property, litigation,
tax, competition, securities, corporate governance, employment
and other matters..
References.
Mr. Kempf will be pleased
to provide references upon request.
Fees
and Expenses.
Mr.
Kempf charges $500
per hour for arbitration, mediation, conciliation, mini-trial,
conference and study time, plus reasonable expenses.
He also
charges for half the time he has reserved when a proceeding
is cancelled less than 21
days prior to its scheduled date.
Mr. Kempf is willing to enter
into alternative arrangements such as flat fees and result-based
fees in appropriate matters.
