Matthew Madden

Argued and won a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court bankruptcy decision in Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. 498 (2015), concerning the conversion of cases from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.*

Obtained, as lead counsel to a startup company, a federal court’s dismissal of a consumer class action seeking more than US$4 billion in damages for alleged unfair and deceptive trade practices.*

Represented holders of US$3B in PREPA bonds during restructuring, defending lien challenge, litigating claim estimation, and briefing objections to the plan.*

Represented all defendants in a US$1.5 billion class action and derivative suit over alleged improper admission practices at 200+ behavioral health facilities, securing dismissal of both cases.*

Defended a public company hospital system in a securities class action seeking more than US$1 billion in damages, based on alleged misleading statements about hospital billing practices.*

Defended a bank and its senior officers in a US$500 million suit over a canceled wire transfer to an entity claiming to supply 100 million N95 masks, securing full dismissal on summary judgment.*

Argued and won a D.C. Circuit appeal on behalf of the Republic of Djibouti involving the confirmation of a foreign arbitration award.*

Argued and won an Eleventh Circuit criminal-sentencing appeal, and subsequently obtained the client’s immediate release over the government’s objection.*

Argued and won a petition for review of agency action in the D.C. Court of Appeals on behalf of a startup software company serving independent drivers in the ride-share industry.*

Represented all defendants in a securities class action against an electronics company, alleging illegal channel stuffing and seeking hundreds of millions, securing dismissal on a motion to dismiss.*

Represented bondholders, shareholders, and others in appeals from the bankruptcies of an investment firm, manufacturer, media group, telecom, and lumber company.*

Defended public company directors and officers against a stockholder derivative action alleging excessive compensation.*

Represented a major accounting firm and its current and former employees during SEC investigations involving the firm’s public-company audits or Appendix K reviews.*

Represented Delaware corporations in connection with books-and-records demands from stockholders, including limiting demands at a hearing before the Court of Chancery.*

Represented Alta Mesa Holdings LP as special litigation counsel in Chapter 11, analyzing claims, examining the CRO at a US$320 million sale hearing, and handling multiple adversary proceedings.*

Represented a large investment fund as lead counsel in breach-of-contract litigation over defaulted Venezuela bonds pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.*

Represented insured bondholders as lead counsel in challenging a monoline insurer’s purported acceleration of obligations to pay claims.*

Defended multiple investment funds in breach-of-contract cases involving alleged trades of term loans, claim participations, and other investments.*