Matt focuses his practice on representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and other stakeholders in a broad range of matters, including Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court workouts, liquidations, and complex business litigation in both federal and state court.

Matt regularly advises and develops strategies and creative solutions for clients in distressed-debt situations. His experience encompasses all facets of bankruptcy and insolvency, including: Chapter 11 plan restructuring and related litigation, 363 sales, debtor-in-possession financing, priority disputes, fraudulent transfer and preference actions, bankruptcy appeals, acquisitions and sales of distressed assets, assignments for the benefit of creditors, Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 foreclosure sales, and all phases of commercial disputes, ranging from pre-litigation demands to litigation of commercial claims and defenses.

Matt clerked for the Honorable Janet S. Baer, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois. Matt also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert E. Littlefield, Jr. (Chief Judge), United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York, and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Cecelia G. Morris, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.

Bar Admissions

California

Illinois

New York

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Education

• Albany Law School (J.D., cum laude)
• McGill University (Bachelor of Commerce)

• Best Lawyers^©
  • "Ones to Watch" in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021-2024)
• Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star^®
  • Bankruptcy (2019-2021)
• National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ Next Generation Program (2017)

• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers