Matthew B. Mock

Client Work

• Lead counsel for large public university plaintiff, bringing California False Claims Act, fraud claims against Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company. Case resolved successfully after client’s claim survived summary judgment.
• Lead counsel for public university hospital system defending putative class action claims for allegedly improper medical billing. Claims dismissed after discovery.
• Co-lead counsel for Fortune 10 consumer products manufacturer in nine-figure indemnification dispute. Successfully resolved, significant recovery for client.
• Lead counsel for large public university defending claim for writ of mandate seeking novel interpretation of statutory reporting obligation. Victory for client.
• Lead counsel for multiple listing service defendant in antitrust monopolization and conspiracy claims. Case resolved successfully after written discovery.
• Lead trial counsel for public utility in a Clean Air Act civil enforcement action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. Won dismissal of $500 million in civil penalties, reversal of $650 million in mitigation relief.
• Lead trial counsel for public utility in a $2 billion Clean Air Act citizen enforcement suit. Settled for nuisance value after expert discovery.
• Lead trial counsel for global consumer goods manufacturer in supplier dispute involving breach of contract, trade dress infringement, and Lanham Act false advertising claims. Jury trial victory and $17 million verdict for client. Matt also won dismissal of the defendant’s putative $22 million fraud counterclaim.
• Lead counsel for collegiate athletic department as plaintiff in breach of contract action regarding multi-media rights agreement. Case successfully resolved before discovery.
• Lead counsel enforcing substantial foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention.
• Lead counsel for national fast-casual restaurant retailer in patent infringement dispute. Successfully resolved after discovery.
• Lead counsel defending large public university in a First Amendment matter involving student speech. Successfully resolved before trial.
• Lead counsel for global packaging manufacturer as claimant in breach of supply contract claim involving force majeure issues. Significant recovery for client.
• Co-lead counsel for federal government agency plaintiff in eight-figure breach of contract dispute involving financing for distressed real estate. Successfully resolved after discovery.
• Trial counsel for generic pharmaceutical manufacturer defendant in suit over dry eye treatment. Finding for client.
• Co-lead counsel for worldwide leader in food service equipment sued for alleged Lanham Act false advertising. Obtained voluntary dismissal before discovery was complete.
• Trial counsel for a nationwide grocery retailer defendant in a nine-figure antitrust price-fixing class action. Ruling for defense at close of plaintiff’s trial evidence.
• Trial counsel for private equity firm claimant in post-closing fraud dispute regarding consumer products business. Judgment for the claimant at arbitration.
• Counsel for commodities trader charged criminally with market manipulation. Rare motion to dismiss granted.
• Lead counsel for leading consumer battery manufacturer in dispute over wind-down of joint venture.
• Trial counsel for CEO of logistics supplier federally charged with fraud and environmental crimes.
• Co-lead counsel for global bank in various consumer fraud claims.
• Counsel for packaged goods manufacturer in business interruption claim involving force majeure issues. Successfully resolved before trial.
• Counsel for nationwide auto insurer defending against putative class action regarding liens placed on settlement checks; won summary judgment dismissal.

Professional Activities

• For half a dozen years, Matt successfully represented a developmentally-disabled elderly gentleman who was repeatedly threatened with eviction from the federally-subsidized property in Chicago where he lived for decades. Client was allowed to stay in his apartment.
• Matt was appointed pro bono counsel in a Section 1983 excessive force case involving a prison inmate whose finger was nearly amputated by a corrections officer, and who was then denied treatment by medical personnel. Case successfully resolved after discovery.
• Matt was appointed pro bono counsel for a plaintiff in a reverse employment discrimination action. He and the ArentFox Schiff team defeated the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and achieved a favorable resolution.
• Matt headed up a successful pro bono criminal appeal to the Seventh Circuit, resulting in the defendant’s sentence being commuted.

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Publications

• “Recent New York Federal Court Decisions Hold that the ADA Does Not Cover Websites,” (co-author) ArentFox Schiff Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Dec. 28, 2021)
• “ADA Website Litigation: Eleventh Circuit Holds Website is Not Subject to Title III,” (co-author) ArentFox Schiff Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Jul. 27, 2021)
• “ADA Website Litigation Continues to Proliferate in 2021,” (co-author) ArentFox Schiff Insight (Jun. 2, 2021)
• “California Supreme Court Holds that Cellular Eavesdropping Statute Applies to Businesses,” (co-author) ArentFox Schiff Insight (Apr. 14, 2021)

Recognitions

• Illinois Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2014-2019)