Admissions

  • California
  • Massachusetts

Recognitions

  • Chambers USA
    2021 - Band 4, USA - Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2020 - Band 4, USA - Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2017-19 - Band 5, USA - Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2015-16 - Up and Coming, USA - Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts
  • The Legal 500 United States
    2021 - Recommended, Healthcare: Life Sciences
    2021 - Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense
    2017-20 - Recommended, Healthcare: Life Sciences
    2018-19 - Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense
    2017-19 - Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions: Toxic Tort - Defense
    2017 - Next Generation Partner, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense

Since 2018, Matt has been selected for inclusion in Who's Who Legal: Life Sciences for Product Liability.

Education

  • J.D., Stanford University 2000
    Order of the Coif
    Teaching Assistant, Federal Litigation
    Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review
    Senior Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review
    Co-President, Stanford Law Students Association
  • B.A., Harvard University 1995
    magna cum laude
    Social Studies
    Phi Beta Kappa
    Truman Scholar

Courts

  • All California state and federal district courts
  • All Massachusetts state courts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Memberships

  • Member of Law360's 2021 Life Sciences Editorial Board
  • Boston Bar Association (2006 – present)
  • Defense Research Institute (2003 – present)

Clerkships and Other Relevant Professional Experience

  • Law Clerk to Hon. Charles R. Breyer, US District Court for Northern District of California (2000 – 2001)
  • Extern to Hon. Napoleon A. Jones, US District Court for the Southern District of California (1998)
  • Teaching Experience: Matt has taught, co-taught or prepared lectures on the following topics for courses at Harvard Law School and Yale Law School: (1) the regulatory system governing pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies; (2) how to litigate complex multi-jurisdictional product liability suits, including the coordination of these cases with related litigation such as government investigations, securities litigation, trade secret litigation and putative class actions; (3) the use of scientific data and other expert evidence in complex litigation; (4) the selection of plaintiffs for bellwether trials in mass torts; (5) the resolution of mass torts; and (6) the role of lawyers as strategic advisors.