Matt Harrison is an Investment Manager responsible for Bentham’s San Francisco Bay Area operations. Prior to launching Bentham’s San Francisco office, Matt spent 15 years as a litigation associate and partner at Latham & Watkins, where his practice focused on representing clients in a wide variety of securities and M&A litigation matters, as well as complex commercial cases involving antitrust and competition, trade secrets, intellectual property, false advertising, and mass torts.
Matt earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where he was Editor of the UCLA Law Review, and graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, with concentrations in finance and marketing.
Speaking Engagements
- Litigation Financing: What You Need to Know. The Knowledge Group. October 16, 2018, Webcast.
- Third-Party Funding of International Arbitration. Expert Webcast. June 20, 2018, Webinar.
- Show Me the Money: Recent Developments regarding Ethics and Disclosure of Commercial Litigation Finance. Bar Association of San Francisco CLE. July 12, 2017, San Francisco, CA.
- Commercial Lending Today. American Law Institute CLE. April 20-21, 2017, San Francisco, CA.
- Show Me the Money! ALFA International Client Seminar. March 4, 2017, Miami, FL.
- Third-Party Litigation Financing. Association of Corporate Counsel 2016 Annual Meeting. October 16, 2016, San Francisco, CA.
- Introduction to Litigation Funding. Seattle IP Inn of Court Monthly Meeting. September 15, 2016, Seattle, WA.
- The Ethics of Commercial Litigation Finance. American Arbitration Association CLE Presentation. September 14, 2016, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA.
- Show Me the Money: Does Litigation Funding Change the Playing Field for Litigation? Northern District of California Judicial Conference. April 8-10, 2016, Napa, CA.