Matthew J. Zhu

Associate Litigation

New York +1 212 341 7577

Overview

Matthew Zhu is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He has experience with a wide variety of different types of litigation, including complex multi-district litigation and putative class actions involving data breaches, securities claims, and other issues. He has also assisted clients with investigations by government agencies involving antitrust law, federal securities laws, and other laws and regulations.

Litigation

  • Represented a technology consulting and professional services business in multi-district litigation arising out of a major data breach involving consumer data.
  • Represented an employer in an arbitration and associated litigation in a federal district court to enforce a non-compete agreement against a former employee.

Government Investigations

  • Represented a technology company in connection with an antitrust investigation by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ").
  • Represented a publicly traded automobile company in connection with an investigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC") and related private securities litigation.
  • Represented a second publicly traded automobile company in connection with investigations by the SEC and DOJ into potential disclosure issues.
  • Represented a vacation travel business in connection with an investigation by the SEC.
  • Represented a communications technology and services business in connection with an investigation by the SEC.
Represented a death row prisoner in connection with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021New York
  • 2023District of Columbia

Education

  • Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2020