Matt is counsel in Reed Smith’s Restructuring & Insolvency Group, focusing his practice on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and related litigation. Matt has significant experience advising debtors, lenders, financial institutions, and post-effective date representatives in cases under chapters 7, 11, and 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Matt worked at several prominent bankruptcy firms in Wilmington, Delaware, and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Mary F. Walrath, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented Alachua Government Services, Inc. in its chapter 11 case before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Clearside Biomedical, Inc. in its chapter 11 case before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented a blockchain technology company in its chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Alachua Government Services, Inc. in its chapter 11 case before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Clearside Biomedical, Inc. in its chapter 11 case before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented a blockchain technology company in its chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Danimer Scientific, Inc. in its chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented a litigation party in the chapter 11 cases of an energy company before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Meier’s Wine Cellars Acquisition, LLC in its chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented certain lenders in the chapter 11 cases of American Signature, Inc. before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented the Liquidating Trustee of the PW OpCo Liquidating Trust in the chapter 11 case of MVK Farmco LLC before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Spark Networks SE in its chapter 15 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented various debtors in preparing and commencing chapter 7 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented Kabbage, Inc. in its chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented a contract counterparty in the chapter 11 cases of a cryptocurrency exchange before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented the committee chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Blink Holdings, Inc. before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Represented a services company in its chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Credentials
Education
Education
- Drexel University, Kline School of Law, 2018, J.D.
- University of Pittsburgh, 2014, B.A., cum laude
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Delaware
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court - District of Delaware