Matt McGee is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. His practice focuses on complex business litigation, class action defense, derivative suits, and other securities-related proceedings.
Selected Representations
- Currently defending the National Football League in putative class action lawsuit alleging claims of breach of contract and fraud against the NFL for allegedly not providing prescribed seats to ticketholders at the Super Bowl XLV game.
- Represented Lextron, Inc. in connection with the successful acquisition of Animal Health International, Inc., and five shareholder class actions filed in Delaware and Texas state courts, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by the target’s directors, and purported aiding and abetting by the acquiror.
- Represented Cerberus Capital Management and its affiliates in connection with the successful acquisition of Silverleaf, a Texas corporation, and related state court derivative litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by the target’s directors, and purported aiding and abetting by the acquiror.
- Defended publicly-traded natural gas and oil company in SEC investigation of reserve accounting and related public disclosures; Received termination letter indicating no action would be recommended by SEC staff.
- Won summary dismissal with prejudice of False Claims Act suit against defense contractor client. (N.D. Tex. 2012).
- Represented AT&T before the DOJ and FCC on antitrust matters related to proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, including pre-merger integration counseling and planning.
Pro Bono Work
- Worked with the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic and a team of alumni to overturn the conviction and secure release from prison after seventeen years for a client wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder.
Selected Publications
- "Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review 2012," contributing author, January 30, 2013.
- "Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review 2011," contributing author, February 3, 2012.
- "Current Developments in SEC Enforcement: The Division’s Efforts in Implementing Changes, Addressing Congressional Contradictions, and Charging Securities Law Violations," Co-Author with Kit Addleman, March 8, 2011.
Selected Professional and Community Activities
- Dallas Bar Association
- Personnel Committee Chair, Church Council member, and Deacon at Highland Baptist Church
Selected Representative Experience
Animal Health International, Inc. Acquisition Litigation
Represented Lextron, Inc. in connection with the successful acquisition of Animal Health International, Inc., and five shareholder class actions filed in Delaware and Texas state courts, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by the target's directors, and purported aiding and abetting by the acquiror.
Antitrust Counseling in Proposed Telecommunications Acquisition
Represented AT&T before the DOJ and FCC on antitrust matters related to proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, including pre-merger integration counseling and planning.
Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. Derivative Litigation
Represented Cerberus Capital Management and its affiliates in connection with the successful acquisition of Silverleaf, a Texas corporation, and related state court derivative litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by the target's directors, and purported aiding and abetting by the acquiror.
Online Publications
05/23/2012 -
Fifth Circuit: Class Arbitration Proceedings Available Only with the Parties’ Consent
On May 18, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in
Reed v. Florida Metropolitan University, Inc. that class actions are available in arbitration proceedings only if there is a contractual basis for finding that the parties agreed to class arbitration.
06/21/2011 -
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Massive Nationwide Employment Discrimination Class Action Against Wal-Mart
On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, reversing a Court of Appeals decision that had affirmed certification of a nationwide class of 1.5 million female employees in a gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart.
03/08/2011 -
Current Developments in SEC Enforcement: The Division’s Efforts in Implementing Changes, Addressing Congressional Contradictions, and Charging Securities Law Violations
This paper, presented by
Kit Addleman at The University of Texas School of Law Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law, discusses the SEC’s enforcement program results for 2010 and the possible priorities for 2011.