Matthew Schwartz is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Group. His wide-ranging practice comprises complex litigation, appeals, arbitration, and government investigations in the areas of securities law, M&A, derivative suits, antitrust, bank regulation, contracts, constitutional law, administrative law and general commercial litigation. He has represented some of the world’s leading corporations, financial institutions, and industry organizations, including Barclays, The Bank Policy Institute, Cablevision, Giants Stadium, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Kohl’s, MSG, M+T Bank, Popular, Revlon, UBS, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Volkswagen. Mr. Schwartz provides regular advice on legislation and regulations in the banking, FinTech, and payments fields.
Mr. Schwartz is a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Standards for Attorney Conduct and a member of its Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee. He regularly speaks and writes on legal ethics issues.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Schwartz clerked for then-Judge Alito on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and then again for Justice Alito on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Recent Speaking Engagements
- “Cantero v. Bank of America, Who Will Win?” Roundtable webinar (April 2024)
- “Current and Future Use Cases by Clients and Firms: Business Opportunities, Challenges, Confidentiality,” Sandpiper Partners’ “Transformative Impact of AI on the Legal Profession Conference” (October 2023)
- “AI and the Ethical Obligations of Lawyers,” Sandpiper Partners’ “Transformative Impact of AI on the Legal Profession Conference” (October 2023)
- “Ethical Issues Arising from Client Deposition Perjury,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation (September 2023)
- “Ethical Issues in Complex Securities Litigation,” Practicing Law Institute’s “Securities Litigation 2023: From Investigation to Trial” (March 2023)
- “Ethical Issues in Complex Securities Litigation,” Practicing Law Institute’s “Securities Litigation 2022: From Investigation to Trial” (March 2022)
- “Commencement of a Civil Action,” Practicing Law Institute’s “Securities Litigation 2020: From Investigation to Trial” (August 2020)
- “Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel,” New York City Bar Association Program (November 2019)
- “Defeating Event-Driven Securities Class Actions,” Strafford Webinar (July 2019)
- “Recent Developments in Securities Class Actions,” New York City Bar Association’s “7th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute” (January 2019)