Clients rely on Matt for his innovative solutions to their business challenges from areas spanning antitrust and consumer protection investigations, state and federal False Claims Act litigation, to matters involving corruption of government officials.
As the leader of Husch Blackwell’s State Attorneys General Practice and a member of the firm’s Government Compliance, Investigations & Litigation team, Matt represents and advises clients in a wide variety of lawsuits and regulatory disputes across the United States. In an era of heightened state-level regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, Matt’s practice involves regularly interfacing with state attorneys general and their staffs and assisting companies in navigating complicated legal, public relations and crisis management hurdles.
Matt’s practice focuses particularly on defending corporations and individuals accused of consumer fraud or violations of antitrust laws, whether before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or state antitrust regulators. He has represented clients in high-profile matters before the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the DOJ Antitrust Division and the FTC.
Matt assists clients in protecting what is most important to them, and he achieved what is believed to be the first permanent injunction under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). Matt regularly prosecutes affirmative civil litigation in federal court to protect client intellectual property.