Matthew P. Forman Associate

Matthew P. Forman is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice. Mr. Forman focuses on environmental law and represents publicly and privately held corporations, private equity firms, and financial institutions with respect to environmental issues that arise in the context of U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, financing, and real estate transactions.

Mr. Forman's practice focuses on conducting and coordinating environmental due diligence assessments, counseling clients on transaction-related risks and risk allocation strategies, drafting and negotiating risk-allocation agreements, and assisting clients in post-transaction management of environmental liabilities. Mr. Forman also represents clients in federal and state Superfund actions and counsels clients with respect to compliance in all major federal and state environmental laws.

Mr. Forman received his J.D., cum laude, from Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2001, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and a judicial intern for Judge William G. Bassler of the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey. He received his B.A. in history from Amherst College in 1998.

Mr. Forman is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.