Matthew C. Solomon has significant experience in complex and high-stakes civil and criminal matters, having served for 15 years with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission—including most recently as the SEC’s Chief Litigation Counsel.

Matt’s practice focuses on securities enforcement, complex commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He joined the firm as a partner in 2017.

Matt joined the SEC’s Enforcement Division as Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel in 2012 and was elevated to be the agency’s top litigator in 2013. As Chief Litigation Counsel, Matt led the SEC’s litigation efforts in federal courts and administrative proceedings, as conducted by 150 trial attorneys in Washington, D.C., and the SEC’s 11 regional offices. He also worked closely with SEC investigative staff nationwide in the supervision and negotiation of cases filed as settled matters, and regularly advised the Director of Enforcement and the Commission on litigation strategy and risk.