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Matthew D. Benedetto

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Partner
co-chair of the False Claims Act Practice
WilmerHale

Los Angeles , CA

Phone: (213) 443-5300

USC Law School; Los Angeles CA



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Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
TurboTax Free Filing Cases Business Law Defendant Jun. 17, 2022
Mikel Rastegar, individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Henry Porter Jr., individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Eman Khoubian, individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. West Basin Municipal Water District, and Does 1-100 Torts Defendant May 27, 2022
State of California, ex rel, Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citibank NA; Citigroup Financial Products Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America NA; Bank of America Securities LLC; BOFA Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Piper Jaffray Financial Products Inc. Contracts Defendant Sep. 17, 2021
State of California, ex rel. Roger Hayes and C. Talbot Heppenstall Jr. v. UBS Securities LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; Citigroup Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Stone & Youngberg LLC; Stifel Financial Corp.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Banc of America Securities LLC; Bank of America Corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co; and Does 1 through 100 Securities Defendant Nov. 8, 2019
Jesse Perez v. J. Prelip, A. Gates, S. Burris, D. Gongora, E. Healy, G. Pimentel Civil Rights Plaintiff Jan. 9, 2016
Save the Valley LLC v. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Vincent Armenta, Gary Pace, Kenneth Kahn, Richard Gomez, David Dominguez Real Property Defendant Oct. 17, 2015
Tracey Cooper-Harris and Maggie Cooper-Harris v. United States of America, Eric H. Holder Jr. and Eric K. Shinseki Constitutional Law Plaintiff Sep. 21, 2013
Rosen Capital Partners LP, Rosen Capital Institutional LP v. Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. Securities Respondent Sep. 24, 2011
Case Name Topic Role Published
TurboTax Free Filing Cases Business Law Defendant Jun. 17, 2022
Mikel Rastegar, individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Henry Porter Jr., individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Eman Khoubian, individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. West Basin Municipal Water District, and Does 1-100 Torts Defendant May 27, 2022
State of California, ex rel, Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citibank NA; Citigroup Financial Products Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America NA; Bank of America Securities LLC; BOFA Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Piper Jaffray Financial Products Inc. Contracts Defendant Sep. 17, 2021
State of California, ex rel. Roger Hayes and C. Talbot Heppenstall Jr. v. UBS Securities LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; Citigroup Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Stone & Youngberg LLC; Stifel Financial Corp.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Banc of America Securities LLC; Bank of America Corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co; and Does 1 through 100 Securities Defendant Nov. 8, 2019
Jesse Perez v. J. Prelip, A. Gates, S. Burris, D. Gongora, E. Healy, G. Pimentel Civil Rights Plaintiff Jan. 9, 2016
Save the Valley LLC v. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Vincent Armenta, Gary Pace, Kenneth Kahn, Richard Gomez, David Dominguez Real Property Defendant Oct. 17, 2015
Tracey Cooper-Harris and Maggie Cooper-Harris v. United States of America, Eric H. Holder Jr. and Eric K. Shinseki Constitutional Law Plaintiff Sep. 21, 2013
Rosen Capital Partners LP, Rosen Capital Institutional LP v. Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. Securities Respondent Sep. 24, 2011