Matthew is a counsel in the San Francisco office in Reed Smith’s Global Commercial Disputes Litigation Group. Matthew has substantial commercial litigation and arbitration experience working on complex cases involving trade secret misappropriation, business torts, and contractual disputes. He is also one of Reed Smith’s most experienced associates in construction and real estate, having handled both transactional negotiations and disputes on behalf of owners, contractors, and developers of commercial, residential, and energy construction projects.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented international energy company at high-stakes arbitration involving the construction of wind farms in Texas.
Defended Turkish company in contractual dispute arising out of government restrictions on certain exports.
Represented international apparel company in a commercial landlord-tenant dispute that received national and international news coverage.
Represented international energy company at high-stakes arbitration involving the construction of wind farms in Texas.
Defended Turkish company in contractual dispute arising out of government restrictions on certain exports.
Represented international apparel company in a commercial landlord-tenant dispute that received national and international news coverage.
Represented residential construction developers in large scale construction litigation throughout Northern California.
Defended design-build contractor in multimillion dollar lawsuit involving a mixed-use mid-rise in San Francisco, California.
Successfully defended general contractor in multimillion dollar personal injury claim involving batting cages during baseball practice.
Represented hospital group in claims involving injuries resulting on the premises.
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, 2015, J.D., cum laude, USF Merit Scholarship, Business Law Certificate, with Honors
- Santa Clara University, 2012, BSc, Political Science
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- California
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, member
- Santa Clara County Barrister’s Executive Committee, member
Clerkships
Clerkships
- Superior Court - California, Judge Theodore C. Zayner
- Superior Court - California, Judge James E. Towery
- Superior Court - California, Judge Mary Ann Grilli (ret.)
