Caldwell Leslie | Aron Ketchel




Alastair J. Agcaoili Benjamin B. Au Linda M. Burrow Christopher G. Caldwell David C. Codell, Of Counsel Robyn C. Crowther Andrew Esbenshade Jeanne A. Fugate Albert Giang Jeffrey M. Hammer Arwen Johnson Aron Ketchel Lennette W. Lee Michael R. Leslie Joan Mack Alison Mackenzie Laurie Martindale Matthew W. O'Brien Heather Pearson Eric S. Pettit Michael J. Proctor Michael D. Roth Michael V Schafler Sandra L. Tholen David K. Willingham Tina Wong David Zaft	Aron Ketchel ketchel@caldwell-leslie.com	"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." -Ansel Adams




	Aron Ketchel's practice includes civil and criminal matters in state and federal court. He represents clients in a variety of areas, including general business disputes, internal investigations, labor and employment matters, legal malpractice claims, and criminal investigations. Mr. Ketchel recently participated in an arbitration resulting in a multi-million dollar award in favor of a film studio based upon a contract dispute with a foreign distributor. Mr. Ketchel also collaborated with colleagues to successfully persuade a state prosecutor to drop criminal charges against an individual. In addition, he has worked with colleagues to obtain a writ of supersedeas from the California Court of Appeal to stay a trial court’s preliminary injunction enforcing an employment agreement’s non-compete provision. Mr. Ketchel has handled a variety of pro bono matters. Most recently, working in conjunction with Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Mr. Ketchel obtained a pre-litigation settlement on behalf of a single mother living in substandard housing conditions. Mr. Ketchel joined Caldwell Leslie in 2007 after completing a clerkship with the Honorable Mark R. Kravitz, United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut. Mr. Ketchel graduated from Yale Law School in 2006, where he won the top prizes for oral and written advocacy in moot court competition. Prior to law school, Mr. Ketchel worked for various startup companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Ketchel received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy with Honors and with Distinction from Stanford University in 2000. Education and Honors J.D. Yale Law School, 2006 Notes Development Editor, Yale Law Journal Yale Moot Court of Appeals: Co-recipient, 2005 Harlan Fiske Stone Prize for Best Oralist Co-recipient, 2005 Benjamin N. Cardozo Prize for Best Brief Barristers’ Union Mock Trial Competition: Recipient, 2004 John Currier Gallagher Prize for Best Individual Performance Assistant in Instruction to Professor Owen Fiss Research Assistant to Professor Neal Katyal, lead counsel for Petitioner in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 126 S.Ct. 2749 (2006) Elected Student-Faculty Representative 2004-2006 B.A. Stanford University, Public Policy, with Honors and with Distinction, 2000 Clerkship Law Clerk, Honorable Mark R. Kravitz, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 2006-2007 Professional Achievements Member, California State Bar Author, Deriving Lessons for the Alien Tort Claims Act from the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 32 Yale Journal of International Law 191 (2007)