Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

24 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Biography

Matthew C. Crowl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar.

Matthew C., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

24 Best Lawyers awards

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP logo

Overview

  • Gender: Male

  • University of Chicago, J.D., with honors, graduated 1989
  • Drake University, B.A., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, graduated 1984

  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Chicago Bar Association - Member
  • City Club of Chicago - Member
  • Civic Consulting Alliance - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Board Member
  • Leadership Council - Co-Chair
  • Leadership Greater, Chicago - Fellow
  • LGC Fellows Association - Board Member
  • Seventh Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • The Chicago Inn of Court - Past President and Member
  • The Economic Club of Chicago - Member
  • The Lawyers Club of Chicago - Member

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

  • United States District Court
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Chicago Bar Association - Member
  • City Club of Chicago - Member
  • Civic Consulting Alliance - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Board Member
  • Leadership Council - Co-Chair
  • Leadership Greater, Chicago - Fellow
  • LGC Fellows Association - Board Member
  • Seventh Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • The Chicago Inn of Court - Past President and Member
  • The Economic Club of Chicago - Member
  • The Lawyers Club of Chicago - Member
  • University of Chicago, J.D., with honors, graduated 1989
  • Drake University, B.A., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, graduated 1984
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • Gender: Male
  • United States District Court

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Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers (Appellate Practice, 2012-2018; Commercial Litigation, 2022; Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2013-2022)

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