Matthew is a business-savvy, strategic advisor to multinational and emerging companies navigating mission-critical transactions involving technology and intellectual property assets.
Matthew’s objective is to help clients, from multi-national to emerging growth entities, to capitalize on growth-focused transactions involving the development, commercialization, and acquisition of technology assets, domestically and internationally. By counseling clients to identify their goals and recognize risks, he crafts agreements and transactional processes that maximize competitive advantage, at same time as managing risk to acceptable tolerances.
He provides sage counsel on enterprise-critical opportunities that can make or break a company, with awareness of the effects transactions can have on equity holders.
Having served as lead counsel for the international business of a publicly-traded, multinational, technology solution provider, Matthew understands the challenges, sensitivities, and internal dynamics required to work with clients in order to establish contracting processes that deliver global efficiencies while mitigating the risks of multifaceted business. He structures complex commercial agreements that forge long-term relationships for clients, including sophisticated, multi-faceted licensing and procurement agreements, strategic alliances, and outsourcing arrangements, frequently involving international service providers and intellectual property. He also works with clients to restructure commercial arrangements and proactively handle disputes if a working relationship goes awry.