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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
In re: Maxar Technologies, Inc. Shareholder Litigation Securities Defendant Feb. 16, 2024
In re: Dropbox Inc. Securities Litigation Securities Defendant Mar. 3, 2023
Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust, Derivatively on behalf of Veeco Instruments Inc. v. John R. Peeler, John P. Kiernan, Shubham Maheshwari, Richard A. D'Amore, Peter J. Simone, Gordon Hunter, Keith D. Jackson, Thomas St. Dennis, Kathleen A. Bayless, and Does 1-25, inclusive Corporations Defendant Feb. 10, 2023
Scott Kuhne, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Gossamer Bio Inc.; Sheila Gujrathi, M.D.; Bryan Giraudo; Faheem Hasnain; Joshua H. Bilenker, M.D.; Kristina Burow; Russell Cox; Thomas Daniel, M.D.; Renee Gala; Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D.; Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; SVB Leerink LLC: Barclays Capital Inc.; Evercore Group LLC Securities Defendant Dec. 30, 2022
Terrence Peters, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. fka Colony Northstar Credit Real Estate Inc., Richard B. Saltzman, Kevin P. Traenkle, Sujan S. Patel, Neale W. Redington, Catherine D. Rice, Vernon B. Schwartz, Darren J. Tangen, John E. Westerfield, Winston W. Wilson Securities Defendant Dec. 9, 2022
Jeffrey Garcia, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. J2 Global Inc., Vivek Shah, Nehemia Zucker, and R. Scott Turicchi Securities Defendant Dec. 9, 2022
Joanne Farrell, Ronald Anthony Dinkins, Larice Addamo, and Tia Little, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Bank of America, N.A. Banking Defendant Dec. 10, 2021
Ajay Malhotra, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sonim Technologies Inc., Robert Plaschke, James Walker, Maurice Hochschild, Alan Howe, Kenny Young, Susan G. Swenson, John Kneuer, Jeffrey D. Johnson, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Lake Street Capital Markets LLC, National Securities Corporation Securities Defendant Dec. 31, 2020
Brian Barry, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Colony Northstar Inc., Richard B. Saltzman, Darren J. Tangen, Neale Redington and David T. Hamamoto Securities Defendant Apr. 24, 2020
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
In re: Maxar Technologies, Inc. Shareholder Litigation Securities Defendant Feb. 16, 2024
In re: Dropbox Inc. Securities Litigation Securities Defendant Mar. 3, 2023
Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust, Derivatively on behalf of Veeco Instruments Inc. v. John R. Peeler, John P. Kiernan, Shubham Maheshwari, Richard A. D'Amore, Peter J. Simone, Gordon Hunter, Keith D. Jackson, Thomas St. Dennis, Kathleen A. Bayless, and Does 1-25, inclusive Corporations Defendant Feb. 10, 2023
Scott Kuhne, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Gossamer Bio Inc.; Sheila Gujrathi, M.D.; Bryan Giraudo; Faheem Hasnain; Joshua H. Bilenker, M.D.; Kristina Burow; Russell Cox; Thomas Daniel, M.D.; Renee Gala; Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D.; Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; SVB Leerink LLC: Barclays Capital Inc.; Evercore Group LLC Securities Defendant Dec. 30, 2022
Terrence Peters, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. fka Colony Northstar Credit Real Estate Inc., Richard B. Saltzman, Kevin P. Traenkle, Sujan S. Patel, Neale W. Redington, Catherine D. Rice, Vernon B. Schwartz, Darren J. Tangen, John E. Westerfield, Winston W. Wilson Securities Defendant Dec. 9, 2022
Jeffrey Garcia, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. J2 Global Inc., Vivek Shah, Nehemia Zucker, and R. Scott Turicchi Securities Defendant Dec. 9, 2022
Joanne Farrell, Ronald Anthony Dinkins, Larice Addamo, and Tia Little, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Bank of America, N.A. Banking Defendant Dec. 10, 2021
Ajay Malhotra, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sonim Technologies Inc., Robert Plaschke, James Walker, Maurice Hochschild, Alan Howe, Kenny Young, Susan G. Swenson, John Kneuer, Jeffrey D. Johnson, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Lake Street Capital Markets LLC, National Securities Corporation Securities Defendant Dec. 31, 2020
Brian Barry, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Colony Northstar Inc., Richard B. Saltzman, Darren J. Tangen, Neale Redington and David T. Hamamoto Securities Defendant Apr. 24, 2020
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
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