Matthew S. Salerno

Matthew’s experience includes representing:

White Collar Investigations, Litigation, and Crisis Management

• A national agricultural co-op subject to a nine-figure proposed antitrust class action
• A large international bank in several investigations conducted by multiple state attorneys general, the SEC, and the DOJ, including under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), which resulted in a US$7.2 billion global settlement
• A client in a criminal investigation brought by the DOJ Tax Division and US Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware
• A high-profile public figure in a securities fraud suit brought by the SEC and a US District Court, resulting in a four-week jury trial and complete defense verdict
• An individual in connection with Robert Mueller’s special counsel Russia probe and related Treasury Department investigations, with no action pursued
• A large public company in various SEC investigations, including into fair disclosure violations, resulting in no action pursued
• A global technology company in multiple investigations of company executives and related media strategy
• A global law firm and individual in a cross-border investigation into potential FCPA and bribery allegations conducted jointly by the DOJ, SEC, and international investigatory entities, with no action pursued
• A big-four accounting firm in several international investigations initiated by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, resulting in favorable resolution
• A global bank in its internal executive-level bribery and corruption investigation
• A global bank in its internal front-running investigation
• A global bank in a European Commission cartel investigation related to foreign exchange trading, with no action pursued
• A technology healthcare company in executive-level insider trading investigation by the NYAG, with no action pursued
• The audit committee of a SPAC investigating fraud and material misstatements by company executives and related interfacing and reporting to DOJ
• A financial technology company in connection with overseas bribery allegations and related internal investigation

Complex Commercial Litigation

• A technology company in two jury trials in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts regarding breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secret, and unfair competition claims
• An international law firm in connection with several defamation suits brought against the firm
• Peloton Interactive in several trade secret, trademark, and false advertising litigations involving hundreds of millions of dollars at issue, ending on favorable settlement terms
• A global technology company in litigation involving alleged misappropriation of trade secrets
• Various financial entities in litigation brought against the Office of Foreign Asset Control for release of millions of blocked funds, resulting in favorable settlement
• A telemedicine company in connection with civil fraud litigation
• A telemedicine company in litigation concerning trade secret misappropriation
• A film production company in various personal injury lawsuits and related government investigation concerning an on-set fire
• A film financing company in connection with a hundred-million dollar fraud claim against studio
• A large talc-mining company in connection with its restructuring and related personal injury litigation
• A regional power company in connection with its restructuring efforts

Sovereign Debt and Securities

• A trustee and collateral agent on behalf of noteholders to recover more than US$1.68 billion issued by Venezuelan oil company PDVSA, resulting in a complete district-court victory (currently on appeal)
• A group of plaintiffs in litigation against the Republic of Argentina in connection with breach of contract and non-payment on more than US$100 million
• Multiple consensual reprofilings of more than US$1 billion in Argentine provincial debt, including in the provinces of Chubut and Neuquén