Matthew Wagoner
Outside General Counsel | Complex Commercial Litigation | Corporate | M&A
New York
NY
"Great service always a pleasure to work with."
About
+ Represent clients in multimillion dollar lawsuits pending in federal and state courts, commercial arbitration forums including AAA and FINRA.
+ Represent NYC hedge fund and several hedge fund partners in fund matters and litigation.
+ Represent business owners in mergers, acquisitions, and seed to venture financing rounds.
+ General Counsel from formation to contract negotiation and drafting (SaaS, SDA, licensing, IP, employment, vendors, NDAs, etc...), M&A matters, financing issues, and complex commercial litigation.
+… read more Represented Chesapeake Energy in $500MM lawsuit.
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"Matthew Wagoner and team were very responsive, professional and thorough. We had a great experience working with Mr. Wagoner. All of our legal matters were quickly resolved and Matthew had great insight during the process. I highly recommend him and his team, and will continue to use their services in the future."
"Matt was great to work with. Very responsive."
"Matt, was the second attorney spoke to on upcounsel and the last. He truly is willing to go the extra mile for his clients."
"I found Matt to be very helpful, knowledgeable, thoughtful and expedient. I would recommend him to anyone anytime."
"I highly recommend Wagoner Selchick PLLC for any legal needs you may need with your business. Working with Matt was fantastic. He took the time to understand our software development process at Odd Networks as well as our company goals so that they could most effectively advise us. He is also very active in local startup and entrepreneurial networks, which makes him a fantastic resource. He delivers quickly and reliably every time we need their guidance and experience. For any type of business, but especially those in software, information technology, and web development, he is extremely competent and knowledgeable. He is just the expert we needed. He has become an integral part to our success, and gives us the coverage and confidence to complete our jobs to the fullest. I look forward to working with him for a long time to come!"
"Matt helped me organize my large boat rental company and drafted a comprehensive operating agreement that was cognizant of the variety of forward looking issues we faced at the time. We continue to count on his counsel and highly recommend him."
Work History
The Wagoner Firm, PLLC
Managing Partner
Apr 2014 - Dec 2015
We provide our clients with the In-House Counsel Experience at every stage of their life cycle. Traditional in-house attorneys are costly. And most businesses either cannot afford or do not have the need for a full-time attorney on staff. The Wagoner Firm offers representation packages based on each client’s legal demands and budget. In return for a modest monthly fee, our clients receive direct access to their qualified business attorney so they can focus on what they do best – managing their company.
We understand that our In-House Counsel Experience is not for everyone. That is why we continue to offer a host of individual practice areas focused on Business Law, Litigation, Energy Law and Real Property. Our attorneys are capable of tackling a wide variety of legal issues and we offer our clients multiple of payment options including hourly fees, contingency fees, and project or flat fee arrangements.
We are passionate about developing long-term strategic partnerships with our clients and invest our time and expertise (at our own expense) to understand our clients' legal needs and what keeps them up at night, so we are ultimately able to better able to serve their core needs. We would be happy to discuss whether our In-House Counsel Experience is the right fit for your company.
The West Firm
Associate Attorney/Of Counsel
May 2012 - Aug 2014
New York State Unified Court System
Principal Law Clerk to Justice
Jan 2010 - May 2012
I gained substantial legal experience working as a law clerk in the New York State court system. In my position as the Principal Law Clerk to a Justice, I worked on a broad range of legal disputes involving commercial contracts, the UCC, piercing the corporate veil, injured workers, motor vehicle negligence, property damage, vicarious liability, property owner liability, insurance coverage, intentional torts, real property and foreclosures. My primary responsibilities included researching and drafting proposed decisions and orders on all applications made to the court, including dispositive motions, trial decisions, evidentiary rulings, discovery disputes, emergency applications and hearings. In addition, I was tasked with guiding parties through settlement negotiations in each stage of litigation; in this role, I achieved great success in assisting parties in developing and ultimately reaching amicable resolutions to their disputes. Finally, I interviewed and managed all of the students that take part in our internship program, which included 18 and 15 during the 2010 and 2011 summers, respectively.
New York State Unified Court System
Senior Court Attorney to Judge
Mar 2008 - Jan 2010
Researched and analyzed the applicable law and conferred with Judge on all matters before the court including commercial landlord/tenant, insurance, contract, vehicle negligence and property owner liability
Drafted confidential memoranda, trial and hearing decisions, motion orders, jury charges and correspondence
Conducted pre-trial conferences with the goal of settling cases or narrowing the legal issues
Interviewed, hired and provided day-to-day supervision of 10 interns in the Judicial Intern Program
New York State Unified Court System
Court Attorney to Justices of the NYS Supreme Court
Feb 2007 - Mar 2008
Researched and drafted proposed decisions and orders for all justices on motions involving a variety of issues, including labor law, contract, arbitration, motor vehicle accidents and property owner liability
Crane, Greene & Parente
Law Clerk and Legal Intern
Jun 1999 - May 2006
Performed legal research and drafted memoranda of law, corporate governance documents, contracts, complaints, motions and letters to governmental agencies and clients
Assisted in trial and appellate preparations, depositions, real estate closings and tax certiorari disputes
Performed various tasks including, discrete research, trial exhibit preparation and maintaining the filing system
Responsible for filing pleadings with federal, state and local courts; updating business records with the Secretary of State; obtaining public records; serving process; and assisting at civil and criminal trials