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Mr. Lewis represents clients in white-collar criminal matters, complex civil litigation, and administrative proceedings. While in private practice, Mr. Lewis has represented Fortune 500 companies (such as Ford Motor Company, America Online, and HCA, Inc.), small and mid-sized companies, non-profit entities, and individuals in criminal investigations and civil matters. These matters include criminal investigations alleging bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, and violations of mail and wire fraud statutes, securities laws, immigration laws, and environmental laws. Mr. Lewis also has extensive experience defending civil enforcement actions brought by the SEC, CFTC, and state securities regulators, healthcare qui tam suits (some alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in claimed damages), securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative suits, professional liability, consumer class actions, and other complex commercial litigation. Mr. Lewis has appeared in fora throughout the country, including state and federal trial courts, courts of appeal, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and mediations. Mr. Lewis also counsels companies regarding fraud prevention and detection and compliance with state and federal criminal laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Prior to rejoining Ray, Quinney & Nebeker in 2007, Mr. Lewis served in the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. In that capacity, Mr. Lewis advised the Assistant Attorney General regarding a broad range of criminal policy and law enforcement issues, particularly in the areas of corporate fraud and white-collar crime. Mr. Lewis also coordinated the work of three national law enforcement task forces on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General and negotiated a ground-breaking resolution with the producers of Girls Gone Wild videos stemming from their use of underage girls in sexually explicit materials. Mr. Lewis has been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s Legal Elite in the categories of Criminal Law and Business Litigation (as published in Utah Business Magazine). Mr. Lewis chairs the firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Corporate Compliance Practice Group and co-chairs the firm’s Tax Controversy and Litigation practice group.
Mr. Lewis is also committed to pro bono and charitable activities. Mr. Lewis has represented a variety of indigent clients in Constitutional litigation, social security proceedings, landlord-tenant disputes, and asylum proceedings. Mr. Lewis also serves on the Board of Directors for Healing Hands for Haiti, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Recent Results Obtained for Clients
Successfully defended Symantec, Inc. in federal jury trial alleging breach of contract and multi-million dollar damages.
Successfully defended residential treatment facility in administrative action to suspend provider’s license.
EDUCATION
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1996
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Notes Editor, COLUMBIA BUSINESS LAW REVIEW
Teaching Fellow, Civil Procedure
University of Utah, B.A., Journalism, French (minor), 1993
PRACTICE AREAS
White Collar Criminal Defense and Corporate Compliance
Securities Litigation
Litigation
Tax Planning and Tax Controversies
Health Care Law
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Latham & Watkins, 1997-2004
Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Richard C. Howe (Ret.), Utah Supreme
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Utah State Bar, 1997
Washington, D.C., 1998
Arizona (inactive), 1996
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Utah Bar Association, Securities, Criminal Justice and Litigation Sections
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
CJA Panel, U.S. District Court, District of Utah
Aldon J. Anderson Inn of Court
American Bar Association, Criminal Justice and Litigation Sections
Salt Lake County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
How to Respond If Your Company is Involved in a Criminal Investigation, The Enterprise, November 12-18, 2007.
Protection of the Attorney-Client Privilege in Criminal Investigations, Barry M. Sabin and Matthew R. Lewis, The Sedona Conference on Complex Litigation, April 2007
Speaker, PLI Conference Internal Investigations 2007: Legal, Ethical and Strategic Issues, June 2007.
Speaker, The Erosion of Employee Rights during Government Investigations: Is the Attorney-Client Privilege Eroding and Does It Need to be Saved?, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee, Midwinter Meeting, February 2007.
Speaker, The Martha Stewart Prosecution, Utah State Bar, Section of Securities, August 2006.
Speaker, Ethical Issues in Defending the Corporation, Utah State Bar Section of Corporate Counsel, April 2005.
Speaker, Lessons Learned from High Profile Securities Prosecutions, Utah State Bar Section of Securities, August 2005. |
