Matthew Howell is a senior associate in the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Group and focuses his practice on all areas of intellectual property litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on patent litigation. Mr. Howell has represented clients in federal and state courts across the country, as well as before the International Trade Commission and the Federal Circuit. He has significant and successful experience with regard to both enforcing his clients’ intellectual property rights, as well as defending his clients from the rights of others. Matthew is a member of the Georgia Bar and is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

In 2003, Mr. Howell received his B.A. in physics from Washington University in St. Louis, and in 2007, he received his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law. While at Duke, Matthew competed in the National Moot Court Tournament and reached the finals of the Dean's Cup Moot Court Tournament. He was also part of a team of Duke Law students who successfully briefed and argued a habeas corpus case, Lyons v. Weisner, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.