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1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Matt Rowen
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Matthew D. Rowen is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on appellate and Supreme Court litigation.
Matthew has argued numerous cases in the federal courts of appeals and district courts, and has drafted dispositive motions and appellate briefs in a variety of substantive areas. His matters have addressed administrative law; antitrust; bankruptcy; constitutional law, including the separation of powers and presidential power, the First Amendment, the Commerce Clause, equal protection and due process, and preemption; federal jurisdiction and res judicata; intellectual property; labor and employment; products liability; and securities law. He has represented a diverse array of clients, including associations of and companies in the pharmaceutical, financial services, high technology, fashion, and energy industries; municipal entities; Native corporations; and individuals.
Matthew has authored a number of briefs in the Supreme Court, including multiple successful petitions for certiorari and successful merits briefs in the following cases:
- Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, 141 S. Ct. 2434 (2021)
- TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 141 S. Ct. 2190 (2021)
- Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1589 (2020)
- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, 138 S. Ct. 1134 (2018)
- California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, 137 S. Ct. 2042 (2017)
In addition to his appellate and Supreme Court work, Matthew provides strategic counseling to leading companies and organizations on a variety of complex legal issues. He also maintains a robust pro bono practice.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Government > State attorneys general
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds