Matt represents manufacturers and retailers in complex product liability matters involving pharmaceuticals and consumer products. He has been a member of numerous discovery and trial teams in state and federal courts across the country with a focus on the defense of mass tort, class action, and multi-district proceedings. He has also coordinated cross-border litigation for his product liability clients. Matt is a go-to resource for the identification and preparation of expert witnesses across a variety of disciplines. He has spearheaded successful challenges to the admissibility of plaintiff expert testimony concerning causation and warning issues that have resulted in litigation-ending decisions on behalf of his clients.

Matt defends professional liability and medical malpractice actions on behalf of a wide variety of healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, mental healthcare providers, hospitals and long-term care providers. His additional experience includes the defense of business litigation, toxic tort, and legal professional liability matters.

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

State of Connecticut

State of New Hampshire

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1998

College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1995

  • Defense Research Institute
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association (Chair – TIPS Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Biotechnology Committee – 2023-2024 term)
  • New Hampshire Bar Association

The North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation: A Flawed Attempt at Promoting Continental Labor Standards, 21 Suffolk Transnat’l L. Rev. 113 (Winter 1997)

In re: Accutane Litigation, 234 N.J. 340 (2018)

Palazzolo v. Hoffman La Roche, Inc., 2010 WL 363834 (N.J. Super. Ct. App.Div.)

Faiola v. APCO Graphics, Inc., 629 F.3d 43 (1st Cir. 2010)

Stupak v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., 326 Fed. Appx. 553 (11th Cir. 2009)

Snyder v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., 2008 WL 4790666 (M.D. Fla.)

In re: Accutane Products Liability Litigation, MDL #1626, (M.D. Fla.)

  • 2025 – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Go To Lawyer Commercial & Consumer Law
  • Legal 500 – Boston Elite – Life Sciences
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star (2005-2008)
  • Cooking, hiking, music, birdwatching & spending time with family