Matt Sheridan guides clients through disputes. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of high-stakes, complex commercial matters in both state and federal courts and in arbitration within the energy, chemical, healthcare, and power industries.
Matt has extensive experience defending claims for benefits and breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA, including class actions. He also represents companies in a broad range of commercial litigation, including securities litigation, consumer claims, personal injury, and business litigation involving fraud, trade secret, and contract claims. He routinely advises clients in all stages of litigation, guiding them through pre-litigation claim assessment and analysis, strategically navigating pre-trial discovery and motion practice, and advocating for his clients at trial and on appeal.
Before joining Baker Botts, Matt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lynn N. Hughes of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.