Matthew D. Grant | People | Arnold & Porter

Matthew Grant focuses his practice on complex litigation matters, as well as regulatory and criminal enforcement matters involving the financial markets. He has extensive experience representing banks, hedge funds, and other large national and multinational corporate entities in securities, antitrust, and other civil litigation matters frequently involving complex financial instruments, including municipal bond derivatives, residential mortgage backed securities, structured finance transactions, "hell or high water" equipment leases, tax lien portfolios, and other sophisticated financial products, as well as matters involving products liability, mass and toxic torts, licensing of telecast rights, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, and bankruptcy claims.

Matthew also has extensive experience representing banking and corporate clients in connection with multiagency criminal and regulatory investigations into potential violations of the False Claims Act, securities laws, antitrust laws, tax regulations and other federal and state statutes. He has worked closely with many government and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Attorneys' Office, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Antitrust Division of the U.S. DOJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, and a number of State Attorneys General. Matthew also has provided substantial assistance to clients in connection with internal investigations into potentially violative conduct.

Focus Areas

Experience

One of the nation's largest government contractors in a series of investigations by the United States Attorneys' Office and certain state attorneys general and related False Claims Act qui tam litigation matters relating to the processing of Medicaid claims.
Financial division of a major multinational corporation in connection with a complex criminal and regulatory investigation of the municipal bond reinvestment markets by the U.S. Department of Justice-Antitrust Division, SEC, IRS, and State Attorneys General, as well as a related series of multidistrict private civil and class action litigation matters.
Large multinational bank in connection with an industry-wide investigation by the federal Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Task Force.
Major national banking and financial institution in connection with high-profile class action and opt-out securities fraud litigations involving complex structured finance transactions, and arising out of the collapse of Enron Corp. Also assisted the same client in connection with related investigations by the Department of Justice, FBI, and SEC into the conduct of certain of its private banking customers.

One of the world’s foremost retail franchisors in a series of litigation matters brought by franchisees in various federal courts challenging, among other things, the franchisees’ status as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act and certain state wage and hour laws.
Large corporate entity in a series of products liability actions pending in Wisconsin state and federal courts alleging injuries resulting from the ingestion of lead pigment in residential paint and seeking personal injury damages pursuant to the market share theory of liability.
Atlantic Richfield Company in a series of actions brought in the Western District of Pennsylvania by numerous individuals alleging personal injury resulting from their purported exposure to radioactive material emitted by former nuclear fuel processing facilities.
CSX, one of the nation's largest transportation companies, in an action involving a "hell or high water" finance lease of sophisticated computer systems. Successfully assisted client in defending multiple motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, preparing for jury trial, and ultimately settling dispute.
Commissioner of major American sports league in connection with a breach of contract action against a satellite television provider concerning telecast licensing rights, in which the client negotiated a favorable settlement of all claims.

Large financial and manufacturing corporation and its principals in an action brought by Chapter 7 Trustee asserting that defendants breached fiduciary duties to, and caused the deepening insolvency of, one of the corporation's former subsidiaries. Clients and codefendants obtained summary judgment dismissal of certain claims pursuant to, among other things, the in pari delicto doctrine and the standing rule established in Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. v. Wagoner and its progeny.
One of the world's largest multinational banks in a federal securities fraud class action involving sophisticated, equity-linked securities, in which the client obtained a dismissal of claims at the pleadings stage.
Carl Marks Advisory Group, LLC, a major financial and turnaround consulting company, in securing bankruptcy court approval for retention and compensation in nearly a dozen Chapter 11 matters in the District of Delaware, Southern District of New York, and many other jurisdictions.

Credentials

Education

J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 2002, cum laude
B.A., University of Richmond, 1998

Admissions

New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York