Matthew W. Bauer

Matthew W. Bauer maintains a complex litigation practice concentrating in transportation, premises liability, product liability and general business disputes.

Matt is a graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy at Stanford University. He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy from 1988 to 1992.

Representative Experience

Transportation

• Represented a variety of over the road national motor carriers, including well-known dry van, moving and food service companies, in defense of personal injury claims.
• Led the local defense efforts for a large private operator of buses, shuttles and paratransit vehicles.

Products Liability

• Defended North America’s leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles against both traditional products as well as warranty claims.
• Has successfully defended cases on behalf of a broad sample of industry, including, plastics, chemical, food and beverage companies.

Premises

• Frequently defends major retailers against the gamut of premises liability claims.
• Has successfully defended commercial building owners and operators, including those in the entertainment and gaming industries.

Commercial Litigation

• Has experience defending class actions, including ones filed against a large home warranty company and a large casual dining restaurant chain.

Professional and Community Affiliations

• New Jersey State Bar Association
  • General Council Delegate (2019-2020)
• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Barrister, Worrall F. Mountain American Inn of Court
• American Trucking Associations
• USLAW Network Transportation Practice Group
• Transportation Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute Trucking Law Committee
• American Bar Association Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee

Presentations

• Facilitator, “Defining Corporate Social Responsibility and the Role that Chief Legal Officers and In-House Counsel Play in Protecting Your Company’s Reputation and Its Future,” USLAW Network National Client Conference (Fall 2021)
• Speaker, "Telling the Good Company Story to Offset Claims of Negligent Hiring Supervision and Training," USLAW NETWORK Worldwide Virtual Retreat: 2021 and Beyond; Online Program (October 2020)
• Co-chair, Transportation and Logistics Education Track, USLAW Network National Client Conference (Spring 2019)
• Panelist, “Transportation Claims Are Not Just for the Trucking Industry,” USLAW Network Retail and Hospitality Law Exchange (October 2018)
• Panelist, "Defending Warranty Cases," Daimler Trucks North America LLC Outside Counsel Meeting (October 2017)
• Co-presenter, “Is Your TBI Really TBS?” Chubb Group Claims webinar, July 2016
• Speaker, “Amendments to federal hours of service regulations,” USLAW Network national client conference (Spring 2012)
• Speaker, “Driver/trucking company conflicts,” USLAW Network national client conference (Spring 2010)
• Chair, panel discussion on dram shop liability issues, USLAW Network national client conference (Spring 2009)

Publications

• Editor and Contributor, USLAW Network Compendium on Surveillance Law, Fall 2014
• Contributor, ABA Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Compendium on Damages, 2013
• Co-author, USLAW Network Transportation Compendium of Law, Spring 2013
• Co-author, USLAW Network Compendium on the Offer of Judgment Rule, Fall 2012
• Co-author, "E-Discovery Under New Jersey Court Rules," New Jersey Lawyer magazine, August 2007
• Contributor, Defense Research Institute's publication on Evidence