Biography
Matthew Armao is an associate in the Litigation & Investigations Group.
Matthew represents financial services institutions, individuals, and other companies in complex commercial disputes, government investigations and regulatory inquiries. In addition, Matthew advises clients on matters relating to economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Matthew is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Matthew received a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served as a staff editor for the New York University Journal of Law & Business.
Capabilities
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law
- J.D., 2021
Fordham University
- B.A., 2016
Bar Admissions
- New York
Representative Work
- Secured a favorable settlement for a hedge fund in a dispute with its seed investor, includingclaims concerning breach of contract and breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing.
- Successfully represented a former trader in the sentencing phase of a residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market criminal prosecution.
- Represented trustee of a litigation trust in an adversary bankruptcy proceeding in connection with claims against a global management consulting firm for its role in the opioid crisis.
- Represented a significant shareholder of Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc. in a multi-front litigation concerning buy-out rights under the company’s shareholders’ agreement.
- Represented a broker-dealer in connection with a FINRA investigation into its trading and markets practices.
- Represented a broker-dealer in connection with a FINRA investigation into its anti-money laundering program.
- Represented a financial services firm in connection with concurrent SEC And FINRArninvestigations into recordkeeping and trading practices.
- Represented a senior executive in an insider trading investigation brought by FINRA.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law
- J.D., 2021
Fordham University
- B.A., 2016
Bar Admissions
- New York
Representative Work
- Secured a favorable settlement for a hedge fund in a dispute with its seed investor, includingclaims concerning breach of contract and breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing.
- Successfully represented a former trader in the sentencing phase of a residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market criminal prosecution.
- Represented trustee of a litigation trust in an adversary bankruptcy proceeding in connection with claims against a global management consulting firm for its role in the opioid crisis.
- Represented a significant shareholder of Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc. in a multi-front litigation concerning buy-out rights under the company’s shareholders’ agreement.
- Represented a broker-dealer in connection with a FINRA investigation into its trading and markets practices.
- Represented a broker-dealer in connection with a FINRA investigation into its anti-money laundering program.
- Represented a financial services firm in connection with concurrent SEC And FINRArninvestigations into recordkeeping and trading practices.
- Represented a senior executive in an insider trading investigation brought by FINRA.