Matthew S. Kenefick

Matthew S. Kenefick is a San Francisco attorney with a broad practice covering litigation, real estate, and regulatory compliance. He represents manufacturers, financial institutions, retailers, real estate developers, wineries, and hotel businesses. His work includes commercial disputes, ADA compliance and defense, creditors’ rights, real estate litigation, insurance coverage, Proposition 65 matters, product safety, and internal investigations. He helps clients address complex risks through counseling, negotiation, trial, and appeal.

Matthew earned a B.A. from San Jose State University in 1999 and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2003. During law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal and earned a High Tech Law Certificate. His academic honors included the Moot Court Oral Advocacy Award, the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence, and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award.

Matthew has handled major jury trials, arbitrations, appeals, and enforcement proceedings. His experience includes securing multimillion-dollar judgments in contract and fraudulent transfer litigation, defending a director and venture capital fund against a $77.5 million fiduciary duty claim, and resolving disputes involving wine storage and fire damage. He also represents real estate owners, developers, and lenders in contamination claims, development disputes, leasing lawsuits, foreclosures, receiverships, guaranty actions, and land use challenges.

Matthew S. Kenefick is admitted to practice in California and before all four federal district courts in the state. He has defended accessibility cases across the United States and advises businesses on Proposition 65 compliance, product labeling, policy development, and responses to government investigations. His professional recognition includes selection as a Northern California Super Lawyer from 2014 through 2022 and inclusion in the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s 2022 Top Verdicts list. His work combines courtroom experience with practical compliance guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP
• Member, San Francisco Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• California

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• San Jose State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)