Overview
Matt is general counsel to Dorsey & Whitney and serves on the Firm’s leadership team. Matt also represents clients in complex litigation.
As head of the Firm’s Office of General Counsel, Matt leads a team of professionals dedicated to fostering a culture of integrity and ethics within the Firm, mitigating legal and operational risk, and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements. Matt is secretary to the Firm’s Policy Committee and a member of the Firm’s New Business Committee, Professional Responsibility Committee, and Cybersecurity Committee.
Matt is the former Co-Chair of Dorsey’s Commercial Litigation and Antitrust practice groups. He continues to represent clients in antitrust matters and complex litigation, including antitrust matters involving the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, government investigations, horizontal price-fixing and bid-rigging, vertical restraints, monopolization and attempted monopolization, exclusive dealing, loyalty discounts, bundled discounts, Walker Process fraud, and the Noerr-Pennington doctrine. Matt has experience in numerous industries, including energy, education, financial services, transportation, optical, entertainment, telecommunications, and medical devices.
Education & Admissions
University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2001), cum laude; Executive Article Editor, Michigan Law Review
University of Wisconsin (M.A., German Intellectual History, 1996)
Dartmouth College (B.A. History, 1992), magna cum laude
Admissions
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Arizona
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Diana E. Murphy, 2001-2002
Experience
Representative Work
- Lead counsel for the NCAA in antitrust cases challenging the NCAA’s athletic eligibility rules.
- Lead counsel for independent movie theater alleging monopolization claims based on circuit dealing and clearances; case settled after defendant’s motion to dismiss was denied.
- Lead counsel for national bank in suit alleging price-fixing conspiracy related to credit card security chips; client dismissed on Rule 12 motion.
- Lead counsel for corrective lens manufacturer alleging monopolization claims; case settled shortly before trial.
- Represented national freight broker in non-compete litigation that settled during trial; obtained pre-trial dismissal of monopolization counterclaims.
- Defended emergency medical services provider against monopolization allegations; client dismissed on Rule 12 motion on immunity grounds.
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Podcasts
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- American Bar Association (Antitrust Section)
- Assistant Editor, Antitrust Law Journal
- American Bar Foundation Fellow
- Federal Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Antitrust Section, Council Member 2009-present; Secretary-Treasurer 2010-11; Vice-Chair 2011-12; Chair 2012-13)
- Hennepin County Bar Foundation Board of Directors, Founding Fellow, 2016-present, Treasurer 2018-19, Grant Review Committee Co-Chair 2018-19
- Adjunct Professor, Antitrust, University of Minnesota, 2013-14, University of St. Thomas Law School, 2009-12
Accolades
- Chambers USA, Antitrust, Minnesota, 2017-2019, 2023-2025
- Best Lawyers in America©, 2020-2026
- Minnesota Monthly, "Top Lawyers in Minnesota," 2024
- Minnesota Lawyer, "The Power 30: Mergers & Acquisitions," 2023
- Consistently providing pro bono legal assistance to those in need through Dorsey’s Pro Bono program
- Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2015-2019
- MSBA, North Star Lawyer, 2012-2013, 2016, 2018-2023, and 2025
- Partner of the Year, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 2016
- 2016 Dorsey & Whitney Scales of Justice Award for representing transgender man and transgender advocacy organization in a case that struck down a Minnesota statute barring Medicaid reimbursement for sex reassignment surgery, OutFront Minnesota v. Piper, No. 62-CV-15-7501 (Minn. 2d Jud. Dist. – Ramsey County)
- Minnesota Lawyer, Attorney of the Year, 2013
- 2010 Dorsey & Whitney Scales of Justice Award for representing Kenyan asylum applicant resulting in Gathungu v. Holder, 725 F.3d 900 (8th Cir. 2013)
- 2008 Advocates for Human Rights Volunteer Award for briefing and arguing the appeal in Hassan v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 513 (8th Cir. 2007)
