Matthew J. Knopf
Partner
Partner in Dorsey's Corporate Group concentrating in the areas of mergers and acquisitions involving publicly and privately held companies, private equity acquisition and divestiture transactions, and complex corporate restructurings. Chair of the Firm's Mergers and Acquisitions practice group and chair of the Private Equity group. Extensive experience advising public and private companies, boards of directors and special committees regarding fiduciary duty, disclosure and corporate governance issues, and audit committees regarding accounting restatements and SEC investigations.
Representative Transactions
- Secure Computing Corporation in its sale to McAfee, Inc.
- AmeriChoice Corporation (a UnitedHealth Group company), in its acquisition of Unison Health Plans
- Ingenix, Inc. (a UnitedHealth Group company), in its acquisition of Integris Inc.
- MoneyGram International, Inc. in its acquisition of PropertyBridge, Inc.
- Metris Companies, Inc. in its sale to HSBC Finance Corporation
- Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. in its acquisition of Rainforest Café, Inc.
Representative Clients
- UnitedHealth Group, Incorporated
- MoneyGram International, Inc.
- Secure Computing Corporation
- Navarre Corporation
- Metris Companies, Inc. (HSBC Financial Corporation)
Admissions
Honors
Education
- University of Chicago Law School
J.D., 1986
- State University of New York, Stony Brook
B.A., 1982, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
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