Matt Knowles focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and government investigations. He represents clients in a broad range of civil and criminal proceedings at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal court.
Matt graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was the recipient of the Charles H. Smith Bequest Scholarship in 2009 and 2010, and was named a Dean’s Scholar in the Federal Courts and the Federal System. He served as an honors legal intern in the Office of Legal Counsel for the US Department of Defense and as an intern in the office of the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. He also served as an intern to the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
In 2017, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly named Matt to its list of “Up & Coming Lawyers,” an award that honors rising stars who have been admitted to the Massachusetts Bar for fewer than 10 years yet have already distinguished themselves in the practice of law.
Matt has written and co-authored a number of publications including: Eleventh Circuit Decision Expands Circuit Split on the FCA’s Statute of Limitations (FCA Update, April 26, 2018); The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and 2014 Data Breaches Highlight a Broad Range of Risks, Privacy and Data Protection 2014 Year in Review; Federal, State Law Liability for Call Center Operators, New England In-House, Vol. 12, No. 3 (2014); This Call May Be Recorded: Class Action Plaintiffs in California Continue to Target Businesses on Call Center Recording, Privacy and Data Protection 2013 Year in Review; The Reinvigorated Confrontation Clause: A New Basis to Challenge the Admission of Evidence from Nontestifying Forensic Experts in White Collar Prosecutions, NACDL Champion, Vol. XXVII No. 3 (2013); FTC v. Actavis: The Supreme Court Decision and Going-Forward Scrutiny of Reverse Payment Settlement Agreements, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (September 2013); Questions from the Box: Jury Questioning and the Adversarial System, published in the Journal of Politics and Society, 17th ed.; and ReadMe: Software for Automated Content Analysis for Distributional Patterns (2007).
Additionally, Matt is a member of our legal cannabis industry group. Our Cannabis Industry group is a multidisciplinary team of lawyers providing clients with regulatory, litigation, intellectual property, trade and tax services with respect to their investments and participation in the cannabis industry, all subject to the Firm’s obligations under federal and state laws and bar licensure rules.
Matt also has an active pro bono practice, which has included challenges to wrongful convictions, a death penalty appeal, disputes between students and educational institutions concerning reasonable accommodation and racial discrimination, domestic violence victim protection cases, and employment discrimination matters.
Education
Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2010
Harvard College, AB, cum laude, 2007
Admissions
Massachusetts
Courts / Agencies
US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Associé | Boston
Boston: +1 617 535 3885
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Protection des Données Personelles & Cybersécurité
Données sur les Consommateurs et Marketing Numérique
Protection des Données Transfrontalières
Gestion des Violations de Données
Licence de Données et Stratégies
Confidentialité des Informations de Santé
Sécurité de l'Information et Atténuation des Risques
Contentieux de la Vie Privée et Enquêtes Gouvernementales
Protection des Données de l'Employeur
FCA Update / April 26, 2018
On the Subject / March 23, 2018
Webcast / McDermott Event / September 19, 2017
Webinar / McDermott Event / May 10, 2017
Bloomberg BNA Health IT Law and Industry Report / January 2, 2017
On the Subject / October 24, 2016
Special Report / December 10, 2014
New England In-House / August 28, 2014
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Law360 / September 13, 2019
TSA's 'Enormous Liability' Over 3rd Circ. Ruling is Overblown
Law360 / September 5, 2019
The Los Angeles Times /
Editorial: TSA Screeners Shouldn’t Be Able to Harass Passengers and Get ...
Law360 / September 3, 2019
Litigation Daily / September 3, 2019
A Travel Nightmare—And Happy Ending, Thanks to McDermott Litigators
USA Today / September 1, 2019
The Washington Post / August 30, 2019
The Associated Press / August 30, 2019
Law360 / April 24, 2019
Law360 / February 25, 2019
Law360 / February 20, 2019
Reuters / January 17, 2019
As AG nominee Barr Commits to Defend FCA, Utah Hospital Asks SCOTUS ...
Law360 / January 16, 2018
Bloomberg Law / January 16, 2019
Barr Cited as Support for SCOTUS to Look at Whistleblower Rules
/ November 28, 2018
McDermott Team Secures Dismissal of RICO Claim for Bank in Medical Marijuana ...
Business Insurance / November 27, 2018
Law360 / October 15, 2018
Law360 / October 3, 2018
Law360 / August 27, 2018
Washington, DC / Law360 / February 1, 2018
Boston / Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly / April 2017
Boston / Accolades & Rankings / March 8, 2017
McDermott’s Nicole Clouse and Matthew Knowles Recognized as “Up & Coming Lawyers”
New York / Coverage / November 15, 2016
Law360 / October 11, 2016
Law360 / March 8, 2016
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