Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Matt McHale's practice has involved all phases of complex litigation, including discovery, motions practice, trial, and appeal. Substantive areas of experience include antitrust law, audit malpractice, banking, class actions, insurance litigation, and products liability. Matt has helped research and draft petitions for certiorari and amicus briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court, appellate briefs for federal courts of appeal, and summary judgment briefs and motions before state courts.

His clients have included Sherwin-Williams, the paint company now defending lead-related lawsuits in numerous jurisdictions across the country, the University of Notre Dame, and Arctic Glacier, a Canadian ice maker.

During his clerkship with Judge Kermit V. Lipez on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Matt gained experience in federal jurisdiction and procedure as well as issues related to the First Amendment, admiralty law, immigration law, and criminal law.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice

Representative Cases

• Brewer v. Parker-Hannifin Corp., No. 07-35326 (9th Cir. 2007)
• Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S._____ (2007)
• Kaufmann's Carousel, Inc. v. The City of Syracuse Development Agency (U.S. 2007)
• Laskowski v. Spelling, 443 F.3d 930 (7th Cir. 2006), cert. pet'n granted, vacated, and remanded, 551 U.S. _____ (2007)
• Ross Estate v. Nat'l City Bank, No. 352 of 2002, G.D. (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 2007)
• The Official Committee v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC, No. 07-1397 (3d Cir. 2007)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Yale University

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.7990 (Business Phone)

Faxes

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Websites

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