Biography
Matt is a former federal prosecutor in San Francisco with nearly 20 years of trial experience handling white-collar defense, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Widely recognized as one of the leading white collar specialists in Northern California, he is an experienced trial lawyer who represents both corporations and individuals in criminal and internal investigations involving the Department of Justice, the Securities & Exchange Commission, and other governmental agencies. Matt has extensive experience in antitrust, health care fraud, FCPA, securities, energy, environmental, and in criminal and civil forfeiture matters. In addition, Matt represents technology sector clients in complex commercial litigation.

Matt is a seasoned trial lawyer who has tried more than 15 criminal and civil cases to verdict. Matt also has a track record of working behind the scenes to persuade the government to decline to bring cases in the first instance.

Prior to practicing law in the private sector, Matt was a federal prosecutor in San Francisco for the Northern District of California. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he served as the lead trial lawyer in numerous significant prosecutions involving securities fraud, health care, energy trading, banking, and international money laundering. Matt is the recipient of the Justice Department’s Director’s Award and the FBI’s Director’s Award.

Matt is also experienced in dealing with the media on high profile cases. A former award winning journalist with a Master’s degree in journalism, Matt was press spokesman for three U.S. Attorneys when he served in the government. Matt’s successful track record of leading a team of experienced lawyers representing individuals and companies in high stakes “bet-the-company” matters has helped earn him recognition as one of the top lawyers in the Bay Area. He was widely reported to have been one of the leading candidates for nomination as U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California during the current administration.