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21 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Matt Blumenreich focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and business disputes. Matt has significant courtroom and arbitration experience representing clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to private investors.

Within his broad commercial litigation practice, Matt litigates fraud, breach of contract, and partnership disputes. In the financial sector, he has represented an investment bank in Financial Industry Regulatory (FINRA) arbitrations and investors of a cryptocurrency venture capital fund. Matt also successfully represented a corporate executive in an investigation for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) where the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) declined charges.

Before entering private practice, Matt served as a law clerk for the Honorable Micaela Alvarez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Matt was also a congressional intern for U.S. Senator John McCain and played varsity baseball for Grinnell College.

Works at
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

21 Best Lawyers awards

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • The University of Iowa, J.D., graduated 2016

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Minnesota, Minnesota State Bar Association
  • New York, New York State Bar Association

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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