Overview

Matt “is a force to work with: he is effective, he knows his stuff and he represents his clients well.” - Chambers 2021

Matt advises clients on a wide variety of complex capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, high yield and investment grade notes offerings, structured capital and liability management matters, particularly for private equity-backed and venture capital-backed companies. Matt also regularly advises public company boards on governance, conflicts and sensitive SEC compliance and disclosure matters. He has extensive experience in the energy, infrastructure, digital infrastructure, technology and aviation sectors.

Matt is consistently recognized as one of the leading capital markets advisors in the United States, including by Chambers USA (Band 1 for United States Capital Markets: Debt and Equity), The Legal 500 U.S. and IFLR1000. Clients and peers note that Matt “is a tremendous resource and a real powerhouse in capital markets” and “is extremely responsive and user-friendly and provides very practical advice and recommendations.”

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Recognition

Recognized in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2018–2025

Recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. for Capital Markets: Equity Offerings (2018) Capital Markets: Debt Offerings (2015 & 2020), Capital Markets: Equity (2025) and Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings (2021–2025)

Recognized in IFLR1000 for Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Equity, 2019–2024 

Recognized in Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central US, 2020–2025 

Selected to the Super Lawyers Texas Super Lawyers list, 2018–2020, 2023–2025. Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters service

Selected to the Super Lawyers Texas Rising Stars list, 2010–2017. Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters service

Selected to the U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers® list for Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2016–2019

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2002Texas

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.with Honors2002
    Order of the Coif
  • Texas A&M UniversityB.A., Mathematics; B.A., English1999