About Matthew

Matt advises public and private companies, private equity firms, financial institutions and alternative credit providers in various finance transactions and matters. His practice spans domestic and cross-border debt finance and debt capital markets transactions, including senior secured, junior lien and unsecured credit facilities; structured financings, such as royalty and revenue interest financings; convertible note offerings; acquisition financings; asset-based lending; high-yield and investment-grade bond offerings; and debt restructurings. He has experience across a range of industries, with a particular focus on financing life sciences and technology companies at all stages of development.

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Admissions and credentials

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • Columbia Law School
    JD, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2017
  • Vanderbilt University
    BA, Philosophy and English, summa cum laude, 2014

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