Matthew D’Annunzio

Principal/ Shareholder

Philadelphia Office

Contact

Email: mdannunzio@offitkurman.com

Phone: 267.338.1302

Fax: 267.338.1335

Mailing: 1801 Market Street

Suite 2300 Philadelphia , PA 19103

Linkedin: Matthew D'Annunzio

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PRACTICE FOCUS

Matthew D’Annunzio, a Principal/ Shareholder of Offit Kurman, represents businesses and entrepreneurs in complex commercial litigation matters and advises them as outside general counsel in all aspects of their operations. He has consistently won high-stakes litigation in his national practice due to his strategic analytical abilities on motions and appellate briefs, as well as his trial skills before judges and juries.

Matthew further serves as national coordinating counsel with respect to tort, indemnification, and insurance issues. He has advised clients and litigated and resolved disputes concerning contracts, finance, business fraud, shareholders, partnerships, unfair competition, indemnification and insurance, bankruptcy, real estate, employment, estates and trusts, and trade secrets.

His clients engage in various industries, including manufacturing, construction, architecture, solar, information technology, banking and finance, real estate, energy, and bioenergy.

Matthew also represents plaintiffs through jury trial in matters involving catastrophic injury and loss of life, including product liability and medical malpractice cases.

RECOGNITIONS

Philadelphia Top 100 Go-To Attorney, SmartCEO Magazine's Legal Elite
Philadelphia Top Legal Lateral Hire, The Legal Intelligencer
Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2015-2018

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Serve as national coordinating counsel for a conglomerate of manufacturing companies concerning commercial litigation and toxic tort claims

Defeated two causes of action by SunEdison in its bankruptcy claiming $12m for fraudulent conveyance and preferences filed against a New Jersey-based solar energy company and a California solar construction contractor

Advise a world-renowned architecture firm regarding all aspects of their business, including contract, litigation, employment, and partnership issues

Serve as outside general counsel for My Wine Guide, a Silicon Valley startup on corporate, patent, and trademark issues

Represent solar construction company in claims and counterclaims arising from a public solar project in New York

Defended action against a utility for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty involving a joint venture in a natural gas/steam co-gen plant involving a $500m damage claim

Represented Penn State University’s Head Football Trainer in various matters arising out of the death of a student at a fraternity house

Obtained dismissal of action asserting claims for indemnification under asset purchase agreement for the sale of a manufacturing division with respect to 20,000 toxic tort claims filed against the purchaser

Obtained summary dismissal of multiple actions in bankruptcy and state courts asserting $6m in fraud claims against an investor taking an assignment of a mortgage and confessed judgments on guarantees

Defended load control ultrasonic technology company against minority shareholders’ claims concerning corporate actions

Advised concerning litigation, indemnification, and insurance implications of the sale of a manufacturing division engaged in the production of industrial chemical mixers

Obtained injunction on behalf of a software company against key employee seeking to work for competitor

Represented chemical company in trade secret action against former employee and foreign competitor in action for misappropriation of a formula for acid inhibitor used in steel manufacturing, with cross-border litigation

Compelled Instagram to take down an imposter website disparaging a company and portraying it in a false light

Represented family asserting wrongful death and survival act claims due to the death of seven-year-old Joshua Foster in a fire caused by a defective floor fan and for injuries and emotional distress suffered by his mother and sister, resulting in a jury verdict of $13.5M. Loretta Foster Thompson et al. v. Lasko Products Inc. (April Term 2007, No. 000391, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County). Jury Reaches $13.5 Mil. Verdict in Products Case

Represented parents and their infant in medical malpractice action for obstetrical negligence resulting in brain injuries causing cerebral palsy resolved by a multimillion-dollar settlement at trial

Prevailed in Orphans’ Court trial in defending an estate against a multimillion-dollar claim

Obtained Federal Court order dismissing claims of successor liability against a manufacturing company under a “product-line exception” for historic products distributed by the company from whom it purchased assets

Obtained a multimillion-dollar recovery for parents’ loss of a child in a drowning

Advised conglomerate of companies as to all aspects of pandemic-related insurance and liability issues

Represent manufacturing companies in maintaining primary coverage and $300m levels of excess coverage for nationwide toxic tort claims

Practice Areas

Education & Admissions

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
Yale University, B.A., cum laude

Pennsylvania
U.S. Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Pro Hac Vice Admission: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Pro Hac Vice Admission: Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Pro Hac Vice Admission: U.S. District Court New Jersey
Pro Hac Vice Admission: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Pro Hac Vice Admission: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Professional Affiliations

Offit Kurman Management Compensation Committee, Member
Yale Alumni Schools Committee, Member
Partner and Outside General Counsel, My Wine Guide
Mid-Atlantic Finance Committee for Barack Obama Presidential Campaign
Democratic National Credentials Committee, 2008
Friends Select Capital Campaign, Co-Chair
Angel Flight East Member and Board of Directors,
U.S. Senator Bob Casey Finance Committee

Matthew also participates in Yale Alumni affairs and has served on the Yale Alumni Schools Committee, interviewing candidates for Yale University. Additionally, Matthew and Offit Kurman are annual supporters of the Philadelphia Orchestra Gala Opening Celebration.