Professional Profiles
CHRISTOPH M. WAHNER, ESQ.
Background
Born Rochester, Minnesota, June 14, 1980; admitted to State Bars of California and Minnesota; U.S. District Court (Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California); U.S. Court of International Trade; Certified Mediator, Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services.
Education
Pepperdine University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 2001; University of San Diego, Juris Doctor, 2005.
Participation And Membership
Panelist and speaker at Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. Conference - "Particular Risks and Liability of Transportation Intermediaries and Carriers," St. Louis, Missouri, March 2009; Model Local Admiralty Rules (MLAR) Working Group, 2007; Presented paper "Controlling Alien Species Transfer in Ballast Water -- the Development of Legislation from Regional Damage Control to International Regulation" to University of San Diego Maritime Seminar, 2003; Authored "From France to Norway," The Guardian, Queen Mary Steamship Foundation; Contributing editor to "SS United States: The Legendary Liner Returns Home," Titanic Commutator, Titanic Historical Society; Contributing editor to The Cargo Law web portal; Phi Delta Phi, Legal Honor Fraternity.
Participating attendee, Panama Maritime Conference IX, February 2009, Panama City, Panama; Membership Maritime Law Association; American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section – Admiralty and Maritime Law.
Languages
German.
Practice Areas
International Transportation & Trade; Maritime Law; Aviation Law; Marine Insurance; Regulatory Compliance and Penalty Mitigation; Commercial Litigation.