Biography
As a member of Nachawati Law Group’s Public Entity Litigation division, Matt focuses his practice on representing governments in complex civil enforcement action in the areas of consumer protection, public nuisance, environmental harms, fraud against taxpayers/false claims, quit tam whistleblower actions, and more.
Having represented clients in these and similar areas of litigation at multiple boutique firms, he gained invaluable experience in consumer protection, fraud, and product liability with an emphasis on discovery practice and e-discovery. After earning his J.D. from the University of Georgia, Matt immediately specialized in medical device product liability claims related to the “Superbug” outbreak in U.S. hospitals and consumer protection actions related to the abandonment of nuclear powerplants in the southeast.
Matt transitioned to practicing immigration law for several years, which expanded his practice area across the United States and provided him with insights into the particularized harms that can disproportionately affect immigrant populations. Matt’s desire to represent the rights of all consumers, regardless of where they call home, and his experience practicing in jurisdictions across the country, have been his two greatest assets in this role.
Matt is currently licensed to practice in Georgia and is admitted to practice before several federal district and circuit courts. He also maintains and continues to pursue active certifications in Relativity and other leading e-discovery platforms, including RelativityOne Review Pro, RelativityOne Certified Pro, and Relativity Personal Information Detect Pro. Matt and his wife love to travel and are nearly halfway through their quest to visit all major league baseball parks.
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Areas of Focus
Public Client Representation
Consumer Protection
Public Nuisance
Environmental Damages
Medical Drug and Medical Devices
Product Liability
Antitrust and Fair Competition
E-Discovery
Notable Litigation
Commonwealth of Kentucky Social Media Platform Litigation
Currently represents the Commonwealth of Kentucky in consumer protection litigation against TikTok and Roblox. This litigation focuses on the design elements of the TikTok app, alleging that these design elements cause harm to minor users under the age of 18, and representations made by Roblox regarding the safety of children on its platform, alleging misrepresentations causing harm to minor users under the age of 18.
State of Mississippi Social Media Platform Litigation
Currently represents the State of Mississippi in consumer protection litigation against Meta Platforms (parent company of Instagram) and TikTok. This litigation focuses on the design elements of the Instagram app and TikTok app, respectively, and alleges that these design elements cause harm to minor users under the age of 18.
State of Nevada Social Media Platform Litigation
Currently represents the State of Nevada in consumer protection litigation against Meta Platforms (parent company of Messenger, Instagram, and Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube. This litigation focuses on the design elements of these companies' social media and messaging apps and alleges that these design elements cause harm to minor users under the age of 18.