Shareholder
Corporate, Finance & Capital
MarketsWilmington
302.425.3302
610.371.1232 fax
mjo@stevenslee.com
Matt concentrates his
practice on corporate and business transactions, particularly the
structure and use of Delaware business entities, including Delaware
corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships (general and
limited) and statutory trusts. He often serves as Delaware counsel to
lenders, borrowers, investors, managers, trustees and other parties
involved in both domestic and international business transactions. His
practice frequently involves providing third-party legal opinions
concerning Delaware’s General Corporation Law, Delaware’s alternative
entity statutes, the Delaware UCC and other applicable law.
Matt currently serves
as a member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the
Delaware State Bar Association. He also sits on the drafting committee
responsible for the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Delaware
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the Delaware Revised
Partnership Act. Matt has served previously on other committees
established by the Council, including the Technology Update Committee,
which undertook a comprehensive review of Delaware’s General Corporation
Law to study and recommend changes to that statute to accommodate
current technology. He is one of the principal drafters of the Delaware
Revised Captive Insurance Company Act.
Matt is co-author of
Symonds & O'Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies, published
by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers. His articles on
amendments to Delaware’s corporate and alternative entity statutes and
the Delaware UCC are published regularly in CSC’s Delaware Laws
Governing Business Entities and he is co-author of the “Delaware
Limited Liability Company Practice Guide,” in State Limited Liability
Company & Partnership Laws, published by Aspen Law & Business. In
addition, he has written a number of other publications and guides that
serve as references for both business and legal professionals.
He is a former law
clerk to The Honorable Rebecca Beach Smith, U.S. District Judge, United
States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. While in law
school, he was a member of the William and Mary Law Review and
awarded membership in the Order of the Coif.
Education:
Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, J.D.,1992
Fordham University, M.A.,1988
Fordham University, summa cum laude, B.A.,1985
Bar Admissions:
Delaware Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Selected Publications:
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"Amendments to Alternative Entity Statutes Are 'Modest in Scope,'"
Delaware Law Weekly, Volume 11, Number 39, September 24, 2008.
Co-author.
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Symonds and O’Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies,
published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers.
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“Delaware Limited Liability Company Practice Guide,” in State
Limited Liability Company & Partnership Laws, published by Aspen
Law & Business.
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“Delaware - A Dynamic Choice for Insurance Securitizations,” published
by the Delaware Captive Insurance Association, June 2007. Co-author.
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“Delaware’s New Captive Insurance Law,” published by the Delaware
Captive Insurance Association, August 2005. Co-author.
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“Uses
and Advantages of Delaware Statutory Trusts and Delaware Limited
Liability Companies in Securitisations,” 2003 Global Securitisation
and Structured Finance Guide. Reprinted June 2004.
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“Delaware: Preferred Gateway to the U.S. Marketplace,” published by
Corporation Service Company, December 2004.
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“Delaware’s New General Partnership Law,” The Corporate Edge,
2000.
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Analysis of
2008 Amendments to Articles 1, 8 and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial
Code
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Analysis of
2008 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
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Analysis of
2008 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act
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Analysis of
2008 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
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Analysis of
2008 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
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Analysis of
2008 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware
Selected Speaking Engagements:
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Delaware
Captive Insurance Association, Program on Special Purpose Financial
Captives in Delaware, September 2007.
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Delaware
Captive Insurance Association, Annual Conference, October 2007.
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ABA
Business Law Section, Delaware Law Forum, March 2008.
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Practising Law Institute (PLI), “What All Business Lawyers Must Know
About Delaware Law Developments,” May 2008.
Professional
and Civic Affiliations:
American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association, Corporation Law and Commercial Law
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