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Matthew W. Close

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Securities Litigation Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

400 S Hope St 18th Fl
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 430-6000
Fax: (213) 430-6407
Email: mclose@omm.com

UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall; Berkeley CA



Columns
Title Category Published
SCOTUS DIG Deepens Uncertainty over Shareholder Suits Apr. 26, 2019
A private right to sue over tender offers 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities, U.S. Supreme Court Apr. 22, 2019
Securities Law Special Securities Jan. 28, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Craig M. Plumley, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sempra Energy, Debra L. Reed, Joseph A. Householder Securities Defendant Sep. 1, 2017
Munjal Mehta, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Power-One Inc., Richard J. Thompson, Jon Gacek, Kambiz Hooshmand, Hartmut Liebel, Mark Melliar-Smith, Kyle Ryland, Ajay Shah, Richard M. Swanson, Jay Walters, Verdi Acquisition Corporation Securities Defendant Oct. 25, 2014
Royal Park Investments SA/NV, et al. v. Bank of America Corp., NB Holdings Corp., Countrywide Financial Corp., Countrywide Securities Corp., Countrywide Home Loans Inc., BAC Home Loans Servicing LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, CWALT Inc., CWAMBS Inc., CWMBS Inc., and CWHEQ Inc. Securities Defendant Aug. 9, 2014
Maine State Retirement System, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al. Securities Defendant May 18, 2013
Maine State Retirement System, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Countrywide Home Loans Inc.; Cwalt Inc., a Delaware corporation; Cwmbs Inc., a Delaware corporation; Cwabs Inc., a Delaware corporation; Cwheq Inc., a Delaware corporation; Countrywide Capital Mark Securities Defendant Dec. 18, 2010
Jay Carter, Jr. v. Cigna Specialty Insurance Company; Mendes & Mount; Robert Rees; Donald Fitzpatrick; and Ty Vanderford Torts Defendant Jul. 25, 1998
Title Category Published
SCOTUS DIG Deepens Uncertainty over Shareholder Suits Apr. 26, 2019
A private right to sue over tender offers 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Securities, U.S. Supreme Court Apr. 22, 2019
Securities Law Special Securities Jan. 28, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Craig M. Plumley, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sempra Energy, Debra L. Reed, Joseph A. Householder Securities Defendant Sep. 1, 2017
Munjal Mehta, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Power-One Inc., Richard J. Thompson, Jon Gacek, Kambiz Hooshmand, Hartmut Liebel, Mark Melliar-Smith, Kyle Ryland, Ajay Shah, Richard M. Swanson, Jay Walters, Verdi Acquisition Corporation Securities Defendant Oct. 25, 2014
Royal Park Investments SA/NV, et al. v. Bank of America Corp., NB Holdings Corp., Countrywide Financial Corp., Countrywide Securities Corp., Countrywide Home Loans Inc., BAC Home Loans Servicing LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, CWALT Inc., CWAMBS Inc., CWMBS Inc., and CWHEQ Inc. Securities Defendant Aug. 9, 2014
Maine State Retirement System, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al. Securities Defendant May 18, 2013
Maine State Retirement System, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Countrywide Home Loans Inc.; Cwalt Inc., a Delaware corporation; Cwmbs Inc., a Delaware corporation; Cwabs Inc., a Delaware corporation; Cwheq Inc., a Delaware corporation; Countrywide Capital Mark Securities Defendant Dec. 18, 2010
Jay Carter, Jr. v. Cigna Specialty Insurance Company; Mendes & Mount; Robert Rees; Donald Fitzpatrick; and Ty Vanderford Torts Defendant Jul. 25, 1998