Atty. Matt Melamed
Matt is a partner in Keller Rohrback’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group and a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee. Matt has helped recover billions of dollars for consumers, municipalities, and retirees against social media, pharmaceutical, mining, and medical device companies.
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Matt Melamed is a Partner based in Oakland, California, practicing at Keller Rohrback L.L.P.. They have 18+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2008. Their practice focuses on class action, securities, litigation, appellate, and internet. Admitted to practice in California (2008), U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2010), and U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2012). Educated at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, formerly UC Hastings (J.D., 2008) and Wesleyan Univerity (B.A. Order, 1996). Active member of Professional & Civic Involvement •Public Justice, Member •Federal Bar Association, Member •Bar Association of San Francisco, Member •Public Justice, Member •Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club, Community Owner. Serands clients in Oakland, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Matt is a partner in Keller Rohrback’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group and a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee
- Matt has helped recover billions of dollars for consumers, municipalities, and retirees against social media, pharmaceutical, mining, and medical device companies
- His cases have included issues related to data privacy and public health, as well as violations of consumer protection, antitrust, and securities laws
- Matt received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1996
- Before attending law school, he helped lead a writing program for incarcerated kids
- He graduated magna cum laude from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco in 2008
- After law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph A. Greenway, Jr. on both the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- He was also the Kazan-Wallace Attorney at Public Justice PC. Articles & Presentations •CLE Panelist, Conducting an Effective 30(b)(6) Deposition: Strategies and Best Practices for ESI, Law and Forensics (October 2025). •CLE Panelist, Conducting an Effective 30(b)(6) Deposition of a Technical Expert: Strategies and Best Practices (January 2025). •CLE Panelist, From Conflict to Cost-Savings: How Mediation Can Make eDiscovery More Efficient (July 2024). •Paul J. Geller, Aeilsh M. Baig, Thomas E. Egler, Matthew S. Melamed, Planning for Aggressive Mutiparty Discovery in a Fast-Moving, Complex MDL: An Example from the Opioids Litigation, 89 UMKC L. Rev. 897 (2021). •Matthew S. Melamed, A Theoretical Justification for Special Solicitude: States and the Administrative State, 8 Cardozo Pub
- L. Pol’y & Ethics J. 577 (2010). •Matthew S. Melamed, Timeliness and the Non-Existence of Arbitration Agreements, 12 J. Consumer & Com
- L. 78 (2009). •Matthew S. Melamed, Towards an Explicit Balancing Inquiry?
- R.A.V. and Black Through the Lens of Foreign Freedom of Expression Jurisprudence, 59 Hastings L.J. 407 (2007)
- Recognitions Honors & Awards •Selected to Rising Stars list in Super Lawyers - Northern California, 2015-2018
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Oakland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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