As a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Business Practice, Matthew represents numerous domestic and Canadian clients in negotiating, structuring and executing complex domestic and cross border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, growth equity investments, and reorganizations.
Matthew has extensive experience guiding clients through highly strategic, complex, and transformative transactions. He is dedicated to understanding each client's unique goals and works to ensure they are met at each step of the transaction process. Matthew not only tackles current challenges but also anticipates future ones, such as additional acquisitions, management incentives, and potential exit strategies. Matthew knows that every deal is different and customizes each purchase agreement to meet the specific needs of the transaction.
In addition, Matthew acts as outside general counsel for several privately held businesses, assisting them with their day-to-day legal concerns and advising boards of directors with respect to significant corporate matters such as professional services agreements, supply agreements, distribution agreements, and license agreements.
Representative Work
- Acted as US counsel on numerous acquisitions by Canadian businesses of US operations.
- Represented longstanding hardwood manufacturing and distribution client in numerous acquisitions of similar companies within common industry.
- Represented the owners of a privately held HVAC services business in a sale to private equity
- Represented Canadian private equity firm in acquiring numerous advertising businesses in the United States in connection with a roll-up strategy.
- Represented the owners of a privately held wholesale plumbing distribution business in a sale to a publicly traded buyer.
- Represented a privately held healthcare company in numerous acquisitions of healthcare facilities across New York State.
- Represented a publicly traded financial firm in numerous acquisitions and divestures across varies businesses lines in the United States.
- Represented the owners of a board game manufacturing business in a sale to a private equity buyer.
- Represented the owners of a specialty manufacturing business in a sale to a private equity buyer.
- Represented a public foundation in a secondary sale of investment interests to multiple buyers.
- Represented the owners of a privately held pipeline inspection business in a sale to an international conglomerate.
- Acted as U.S. counsel to sponsor-owned EU industrial business in connection with its sale to a non-U.S. publicly traded buyer.
- Acted as U.S. counsel to sponsor-owned EU industrial business in connection with its sale to a U.S. publicly traded buyer.
Recognitions
- Listed, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (Corporate Law) 2021 - 2025
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Business / Corporate) 2017 - 2024
- Former note and comment editor, Buffalo Law Review
News & Insights
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- Junior Achievement of Western New York, Board of Directors
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