Matthew H. Feinberg
Associate
Experience
Matthew H. Feinberg counsels and defends corporate officers, attorneys, stockbrokers, accountants, designers, and other industry professionals in a range of professional liability matters. He draws on years of litigation experience in professional liability defense, including directors and officers (D&O), as well as commercial litigation, premises liability, construction defects, business torts, criminal defense, personal injury, and New York Labor Law. Matthew’s practice also encompasses emerging technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and NFT matters.
Matthew is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, where he studies and evaluates the legal issues and questions surrounding the expansion and regulation of the digital finance and digital currency industries in New York State, including the development of best practices for attorneys representing clients on matters in these areas, and the proposal of law and policy recommendations to the relevant regulatory bodies.
Before entering private practice, Matthew was an assistant attorney general in the Office of the New York State Attorney General and Associate Counsel with the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County.
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Background
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education
- University of Massachusetts School of Law, J.D. 2013
- Manhattanville College, M.A., 2008
- Arizona State University, B.A., 2004
Professional Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency
- Co-Chair, 2023
Community Involvement
- Center for College and Careers, The Guidance Center of Westchester, Advisory Board Member
News & Knowledge
Publications & Events
- “The Ethics of Accepting Advanced Legal Fees in Crypto,” (Co-Author), Law360, December 19, 2023
- Quoted in “You Got Served…via DM: Artist Trefuego Gets Legal Service via DM From Sony Music,” Passionfruit, August 21, 2023
- “Report and Recommendations of the Task Force on Emerging Digital Currency and Finance,” New York State Bar Association, June 7-8, 2024
- “What’s Going on with Blockchain Technology and Digital Currencies?” IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, April 12, 2024
- “Avoiding Legal Disputes,” Panelist, NFT.NYC 2024, April 5, 2024
- “Digital Asset Regulations,” New York State Bar Association at NFT.NYC 2024, April 4, 2024
- “How Blockchain Technology & Digital Assets Impact Your Practice and Your Clients Interests, Including Real Property, Trusts and Estates and Tax Implications,” NYSBA Deep Dive into the Metaverse and Web3: Second Global Law Symposium, New York University Kimmel Center, October 16, 2023
- “Deep Dive Into the Metaverse and Web3: The First Global Law Symposium,” New York University, April 28, 2023
- “NFT NYC 2023,” 2023
- “Web3 and the Metaverse: Preparing Your Practice and Clients for the Newest Digital Revolution,” New York University, 2022
- “Web3Summit,” Miami, 2022
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