Chet A. Kronenberg is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department.  He has represented financial institutions and other clients in a wide range of high-profile complex commercial litigation matters, including securities, corporate control and consumer actions.  Mr. Kronenberg has represented The Blackstone Group, Citibank, ComVest, GenSpring Family Offices, JPMorgan Chase, Lion Capital, Natixis Caspian, Rosemont Solebury, SAC Private Capital, Sankaty Advisors, Siris Capital and ZelnickMedia, among many others.

Recent securities matters on which Mr. Kronenberg has advised include:  Lion Capital in federal securities and derivative actions in connection with its relationship with American Apparel; JPMorgan Chase in litigation concerning auction rate securities; and JPMorgan Chase in securities action arising from the collapse of Enron. 

Mr. Kronenberg also has substantial experience in litigation arising out of corporate acquisitions and related transactions, including the acquisition of Tekelec by an investor group led by Siris Capital; the acquisition of Alloy Media by an investor group led by ZelnickMedia; the acquisition of MedQuist Inc. by MedQuist Holdings; the acquisition of Airvana by an investor group led by SAC Private Capital; the acquisition of Equity Office Properties Trust by affiliates of The Blackstone Group; and the acquisition of Hilton Hotels by affiliates of The Blackstone Group.

Finally, Mr. Kronenberg has been actively defending clients in consumer class action lawsuits, including Blackstone in a civil enforcement action brought by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office concerning the alleged actions of certain of its portfolio companies; Citibank in a lawsuit arising out of its relationship with Commercial Money Center; Pinnacle Foods in a consumer class action lawsuit concerning the cooking instruction on its packaging; and SiriusXM Radio in consumer class action lawsuits concerning its products and advertising.

Mr. Kronenberg was elected to membership in the Firm in 2001.  He received his B.A. from Tufts University in 1990 and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1993.

Publications

•	Coverage Issues Stemming From Med Pay Claims Under Commercial Premises Liability Policies
•	Insurance Law Alert, October 2011
•	The Supreme Court Limits Rule 10b-5 Liability to Person or Entity Making Alleged Misstatement
•	The Supreme Court Rejects Loss Causation Requirement at Class Certification Stage
•	California’s False Claims Act: What it Means for Companies Doing Business with California Governmental Entities
•	Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
•	The Supreme Court Considers Loss Causation at Time of Class Certification
•	Insurance Law Alert, April 2011
•	The Supreme Court Rejects Bright-Line Rule on Disclosure of Adverse Event Reports
•	The Supreme Court Considers the Materiality Requirement in the Context of Drug Companies’ Disclosure of Adverse Event Reports
•	The Supreme Court Considers the Liability of Investment Advisers in Federal Securities Fraud Cases
•	Insurance Law Alert, October 2010
•	Insurance Law Alert, July/August 2010
•	A Recall Wake Up Call
•	Insurance Law Alert, April 2010
•	Chet A. Kronenberg & Nicholas B. Melzer, Benzene and the Pollution Exclusion, THE INSURANCE COVERAGE LAW BULLETIN, Jan. 2009
•	The Heightened Pleading Standard of Twombly Applies to All Federal Civil Claims
•	California Supreme Court Rules on “Sudden and Accidental” Pollution Exclusion in State of California v. Allstate Insurance Company
•	California Court of Appeal Revisits the Anti-Stacking Rule
•	California Supreme Court Expands Arbitration Review
•	Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Liability Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

Admissions

•	New York 1994
•	U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 1994
•	U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 1994
•	California 2002
•	U.S. District Court Central District of California 2002
•	U.S. District Court Southern District of California 2003
•	U.S. District Court Northern District of California 2003
•	U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit 2005

Education

•	New York University School of Law, 1993 J.D. Journal of International Law and Politics
•	Tufts University, 1990 B.A. summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa