Partner

1 S. Dearborn Street
Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60603

+1 312 471 8700

Litigation Star


Practice area:

Commercial
Energy
Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA)
White collar crime


Matt's deep experience with juries, judges, and government officials helps him solve his clients' most difficult and complex problems. Matt is a fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and has tried over 40 federal and state jury trials and arbitrations, winning numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts; he has successfully guided scores of corporations and individuals through complex litigation, sensitive internal investigations, and government compliance and enforcement matters both within the U.S. and overseas; he has deep experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), health care, banking, securities, tax, accounting, employment, white collar crime, whistle-blower, inspector general, and government contracting and program matters; he has helped secure numerous temporary restraining orders and injunctions; and while in public service he worked with the Chicago Police Department, state and federal agencies, and community groups to successfully lower Chicago's homicide rate.

  • Won a $43M arbitration award for a federal agency, and prevailed on all eleven issues in the case and obtained an award of arbitrator fees as the prevailing party.

  • Won a $13M federal jury verdict and a nearly $1 million attorney fee award on behalf of Newell Rubbermaid's BernzOmatic division against a key supplier for wrongfully terminating a supply contract, copying BernzOmatic's trade dress, and publishing false advertisements about BernzOmatic's products.

  • Successfully concluded FCPA investigations for numerous international corporations.

  • Class action
  • Commercial disputes
  • Labor and employment
  • White collar crime

  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1989
  • B.A., Economics and Political Science, Drake University, 1984

  • Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims