Kathryn E. Matthews > Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
125 Park Avenue
7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Partner

Career

Kathryn Matthews is a Partner in the Commercial Litigation practice with over twenty years of experience litigating complex securities and other business disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. She regularly represents clients in high-stakes litigation involving complex financial products and transactions. Kathryn’s practice encompasses public companies, their directors and officers, and private investors in all stages of litigation in federal and state courts throughout the country, as well as before arbitration panels and in mediations. Most recently, Kathryn helped the FDIC in its capacity as receiver for various banks that failed during the financial crisis, as well as other large institutional investors, recover hundreds of millions of dollars in litigation arising from the purchase of mortgage-backed securities. She has represented clients in diverse industries including banking, reinsurance, media, retail, and financial services.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation

The international litigation practice at New York-based Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC is noted for its ‘people, expertise, and knowledge’, and is adept at handling complex matters for leading clients in both state and federal courts, as well as those spanning jurisdictions. Alexander Pencu is commended by one client for being ‘highly experienced, absolutely global, open-minded, and flexible’. Christopher J. Major and Kathryn Matthews both lead the team with Pencu, bringing a range of experience across financial services, bankruptcy, and business tort-linked disputes. Michael Sloan is noted for his ‘brilliant mind’ and ability to use his ‘deep knowledge of the law and adapt it to the given facts’, with Marina Tarasova  noted as a practitioner with ‘extraordinary attention to detail’.