Matt Orwig has more than 25 years of experience litigating complex civil and criminal cases, including high-profile money laundering, public corruption, securities fraud, insider trading, health care fraud, and civil and criminal fraud cases.

Matt focuses his practice on white-collar criminal litigation and investigations; SEC investigations, including defense of insider trading and accounting fraud allegations; health care fraud and abuse; qui tam litigation; internal corporate investigations; privacy and data security; complex civil litigation; and litigation involving government agencies. He has handled a wide array of cases involving hospitals, health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical equipment and device companies, including civil and criminal fraud allegations.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Matt served in the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and then U.S. Attorney. During his 20 years with the DOJ, he acquired extensive experience in civil, criminal, and appellate law and received the prestigious Director's Award for his work. He also served for six years as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and prior to that was the lead civil enforcement attorney for the district responsible for bringing all False Claims Act cases on behalf of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Local and national media organizations, such as The Wall Street Journal and NPR, often seek out Matt for legal insight on fraud-related crimes. He has served on the faculty of governmental advocacy institutes and two law schools and was a principal author of the Dallas Ethics Code, which was adopted by the Dallas City Council.

Matt is currently an officer of the National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys (NAFUSA) and is one of six members of the DOJ Liaison Committee.