Kalama represents parties in post-closing disputes arising out of M&A deals. He also has a national litigation practice representing consumer-facing companies in class actions and regulatory investigations.
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Kalama is one of the preeminent post-closing dispute specialists in the U.S. He litigates complex commercial matters involving business torts and contract claims arising from mergers and acquisitions of privately held companies, including disputes relating to working capital adjustments, earn-out milestones, voluntary disclosure agreements, and escrow distributions. His post-closing experience cuts across a diverse range of industries that includes medical devices, diagnostics, logistics, retail, video gaming, colocation, mobile devices, lighting, risk-management software, marketing, semiconductor equipment, lead generation, car rentals, media, and corrugated packaging.
Kalama also advises business-to-consumer companies when they are confronted with challenges that create potentially significant financial and reputational risk, including class actions, mass actions, and other complex lawsuits based on contract disputes, tort claims, and consumer-protection statutes, including state UDAP statutes, false advertising laws, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act. He routinely advises consumer-facing companies in state and federal regulatory investigations. Since 2021, Kalama has co-chaired the Unfair Competition Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section’s Consumer Litigation Committee.
Kalama serves as the managing partner of the San Francisco office and is a member of the firm's Partner Compensation Committee. He also serves on the CGS Dean's Advisory Board at Boston University and on the board of OneGoal Bay Area, a postsecondary access and success organization that works with schools and districts to transform postsecondary advising and support.
Post-Closing Disputes
Consumer Litigation and Regulatory Investigations
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
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