Matthew McLaughlin's practice areas include complex commercial disputes, securities litigation, intellectual property litigation, product liability defense, and antitrust litigation. He also has significant experience in commercial arbitration and NASD/FINRA proceedings.

Mr. McLaughlin approaches all client relationships from the practical standpoint of seeking the fastest and most efficient path to a positive result. His varied background in litigation includes seven years of associate service in a large New York law firm followed by four years as a partner in a commercial litigation boutique where energetic but streamlined representation was crucial.

Mr. McLaughlin practices all types of commercial litigation, principally in the state and federal courts in New York. He has also appeared before the American Arbitration Association and NASD mediation panels. He offers clients significant trial and appellate practice experience, having been lead counsel in bench and jury trials related to a variety of commercial contract and business tort disputes. Mr. McLaughlin has considerable experience litigating mutual legal assistance (MLAT) requests by foreign governments, as well as foreign civil discovery disputes involving the Hague Convention. Mr. McLaughlin has recently represented multiple officers and directors of multi-national corporations who were sued in class actions and shareholder derivative actions for securities law violations and other common law, commercially-based tort claims. He has also represented trade associations in defense of horizontal antitrust violations.

Significant Matters

• Mr. McLaughlin successfully defended the former Chief Executive Officer of a national bank in class action litigation alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Acts of 1933 and 1934. He also successfully defended multiple officers and directors in claims asserted in shareholder derivative actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, and corporate waste. In addition to defending officers and directors in securities law and common law tort claims, Mr. McLaughlin has defended clients accused of GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley Act violations.  Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 51 Pension Fund v. First Bancorp, 409 F. Supp.2d 482 (S.D.N.Y. 2006); In re  First Bancorp Derivative Litigation, 465 F. Supp.2d 112 (D. Puerto Rico 2006).
• Mr. McLaughlin has been engaged in defending a pharmaceutical manufacturer in various product liability actions. To that representation, he brought his deep experience in representing clients involved in cross-border international discovery disputes.
• Mr. McLaughlin successfully prosecuted health care fraud claims against a medical practice on behalf of a health care insurance company.
• Mr. McLaughlin has represented companies and individuals in the defense of civil RICO and common law fraud claims in various federal district courts across the country.
• In July 2008, Mr. McLaughlin successfully moved to dismiss all claims brought against a consumer products company in a patent infringement suit.  Arquest v. Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., 2008 WL 2971775 (S.D.N.Y. 2008).
• He has represented clients in investigations conducted by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney's Office and the New York Attorney General's Office.
• Mr. McLaughlin has successfully defended a preliminary injunction motion raising tortious interference and Lanham Act violation claims against a toy manufacturer.  Plasmart v. Wincell International, 442 F. Supp.2d 53 (S.D.N.Y. 2008).

Activities

Mr. McLaughlin was a member of the Bar's Committee on Federal Legislation from 1998-2001. Mr. McLaughlin serves on the Lawyer’s Committee of the Archdiocese of New York and was on the Admission Committee of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of New York from 2002-2009. He currently serves on the Board of Stewards for the Friendly Sons. He also serves on the Advisory Committee to Fordham Law School and is a member of the Board of the Fordham Law Alumni Association.

Mr. McLaughlin is the Hiring Partner in the New York office of Venable and serves on the Board of the firm.

Mr. McLaughlin is an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Fordham University.