Matthew R. Kipp Email & Phone Number

I concentrate my practice on complex commercial litigation and governmental investigations, representing clients in federal, state and arbitral tribunals, and in all phases of litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels.I have represented a variety of companies or their audit committees in investigations by the SEC into alleged accounting irregularities and improper business practices, including General Mills, Inc., The Hillshire Brands Company, Molex Incorporated, Navistar International Corporation, OfficeMax Incorporated, ProQuest LLC, Stryker Corporation and Waste Management, Inc.I also have represented companies in securities, derivative and commercial matters, including Baxter International Inc. in securities and derivative litigation; Citigroup Inc. and several subsidiaries in their payment program for financial consultants; Insys Therapeutics, Inc. in an action arising out of a reverse stock split; Polaris Industries Inc. and several of its officers in securities litigation; Orion Energy Systems, Inc. in securities litigation; Solo Cup Company in a post-acquisition dispute; the former members of the Special Committee of the board of the Tribune Company in litigation arising out of Tribune’s LBO; Tyson Foods, Inc. in its dispute with IPB, Inc. over the enforceability of a merger agreement; and Waste Management, Inc. in securities and derivative litigation.Additionally, I have published articles in The Notre Dame Law Review, The Review of Litigation (University of Texas), The DePaul Law Review and The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, and I am a co-author of West Publishing hornbook Federal Sentencing Guidelines Law and Practice (Second Edition). I have been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America, and was named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Chicago Litigation — Securities Lawyer of the Year.In certain jurisdictions, this may be considered attorney advertising.