Matt Levin has substantial litigation experience in federal and state courts around the country, as well as in private mediation and arbitration. His clients range from individuals and local startups to Fortune 500 corporations.

In addition to his focus on business litigation, including contract disputes, employment matters, accounting malpractice and real estate disputes, Matt has developed a distinctive sports litigation practice, representing adidas, Andre Agassi and Shaquille O’Neal in business and endorsement matters. Balancing plaintiff and defense work, Matt has achieved multi-million dollar awards and settlements for his clients, and has successfully defended other clients from larger claims.

 

He is recognized for commercial and antitrust litigation in the legal profession's longstanding peer-review publication, The Best Lawyers in America.

Matt practiced in the Detroit, Michigan area until September 2000, when he and his family relocated to Portland. In Detroit, he represented clients in business litigation, employment and environmental matters. While in law school, he volunteered on a legal project for battered women.

Matt co-teaches Sports Law at Lewis & Clark Law School which is one of the school’s most popular classes. He has served as a member of the Business Advisory Team to the Oregon Department of Education, an organization comprised of business leaders from across the state helping to create a vision and strategic plan to improve public education in Oregon. He has served as president of the First Tee of Portland, which impacts the lives of young people by teaching life skills, character development, family values and personal growth through the game of golf. Matt is also the immediate past president of the St. Andrew Legal Clinic, which provides domestic relations legal services to low-income families, and is in charge of its fabulous wine auction, the “Taste for Justice.”