Matthew A. Keilson

Matthew is a member of KCO’s complex commercial litigation and class action defense team. He has successfully defended companies in a variety of different matters, including more than two dozen class actions filed under state and federal statutes.

Matthew has obtained dismissals without payment in several complex class actions in jurisdictions across the country, as well as many individual matters. He also has significant experience with insurance coverage disputes, and he regularly provides coverage advice to clients that face claims brought under consumer protection and commercial statutes. Additionally, Matthew routinely assists companies with contract negotiation and ensuring their business practices are compliant with state and federal laws, including companies in the retail energy, telecommunications, payments, political outreach, and consumer goods verticals.

Matthew has substantial experience litigating other types of complex commercial matters, such as contractual disputes and business torts. He has represented manufacturers, financial corporations, and other types of companies in such disputes in both federal and state courts.

Matthew has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Georgia Super Lawyers and an “Associate to Watch” by Chambers & Partners, which also ranked Matthew’s team at KCO a “Band 1” litigation practice.

Prior to entering private practice, Matthew attended law school at the University of Miami School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude, served as President of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, was inducted as a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers, and received many awards for the highest grade in the class. He also worked as a Dean’s Fellow and was a member of the Federal Appellate Clinic, where he researched and drafted appellate briefs for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to law school, Matthew graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in history.