Matthew C. McDonough

Partner

Matthew C. McDonough focuses his practice on securities-related litigation, arbitration, and investigations, as well as complex commercial litigation. His clients include financial institutions, public and private companies, and their directors and officers. Matt practices in a variety of federal and state trial and appellate courts, arbitral fora, and before federal and state securities regulators, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Represented a hedge fund manager in connection with related SEC and DOJ investigations, federal court investor litigation, and Delaware Chancery books and records action
Represented a publicly held technology company and achieved dismissal of all Securities Act of 1933 strict liability claims arising out of initial public offering asserted against company and certain of its directors and officers in class action filed in Massachusetts state court
Represented a publicly held biopharmaceutical company and its current and former officers in an SEC investigation concerning the company’s public statements regarding the commercial viability of, and anticipated patient population for, principal drug candidate (no action taken by SEC)
Represented the underwriters of initial public offering of publicly held biopharmaceutical company in securities shareholder putative class actions and individual securities action; denial of motion for certification of state court class; dismissal with prejudice of federal individual action (Angelos v. Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., 494 F. Supp. 3d 39 (D. Mass. 2020))
Member of team that achieved successful resolution for broker-dealer in over seventy related FINRA customer arbitration matters involving allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and RICO violations
Represented a broker-dealer in putative class action in Maine federal court alleging negligent misrepresentation and unfair trade practices in connection with representations concerning tax treatment of Section 529 education savings plan investment
Represented a broker-dealer in Minnesota state court action seeking to hold employer responsible for employee’s fraud
Represented a professional sports venue in wrongful death action brought by estate of event attendee who died of heart attack after altercation with security personnel
Represented a broker-dealer in related FINRA and Maine Office of Securities investigations concerning Section 529 education savings plan share class recommendations
Represented a publicly held consulting company in an SEC investigation concerning the company’s accounting practices and internal controls following whistleblower complaint (no action taken by SEC)

Boston College Law School, 2014, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
Boston College, 2011, B.A., magna cum laude

Massachusetts
Maine
New York
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
US District Court for the District of Maine

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Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Boston (2026)

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Litigation - Securities, Boston (2026)

Member, Law Firm of the Year, Securities Regulation, US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)

Member, Boston Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

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