Matthew Scott McConnell

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Matthew has achieved over 50 dismissals of cases against employers on summary judgment
  a number of complete defense verdicts at trial including on behalf of a national retailer in a discrimination, harassment
  retaliation case in Los Angeles Superior Court
  on behalf of a contractor on a claim for unlawful retaliation in San Diego Superior Court
  
  a directed verdict in favor of a home builder on claims for breach of contract
  failure to pay wages.
  After a three-week arbitration, Matthew obtained total victory for two former executives, with his clients receiving over $15 million for claims relating to earn-out pay
  severance pay to high-level private equity executives, while completely defending complex claims of fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty
  misappropriation of trade secrets seeking over $100 million.
  In an employment case, Matthew obtained dismissal sanctions
  monetary sanctions totaling over $130,000 against the individual plaintiff for theft
  misuse of company documents.
  In a complex business dispute between two public utilities, Matthew obtained a settlement of over $16 million for his client.
  Matthew obtained a $6 million settlement on behalf of a biotech client in a dispute involving gene therapy intellectual property.
  On behalf of an Indian Tribe client, Matthew obtained a judgment of over $3 million, which resulted in a published California Court of Appeal decision.
  Matthew was involved in a number of general construction related matters, including successfully suing a private golf club on behalf of a world renowned luxury resort for various claims related to groundwater intrusion.