Matthew J. Higgins

Matt has experience litigating across a wide range of subject areas, including antitrust, the False Claims Act, communications, energy, health care, trade secrets, and education law. He also frequently advises trial teams on issues relating to appellate strategy, procedural rules, and issue preservation.

By litigating several matters involving administrative agencies, Matt has developed particular experience with the Administrative Procedure Act and the federal regulatory process. He has briefed cases concerning administrative actions taken by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.

After law school, Matt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judith W. Rogers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and to the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. During law school, Matt was a senior editor of the Stanford Law Review and served clients in the Religious Liberty Clinic. As an undergraduate, he received a bachelor of science degree in mathematical economics from Wake Forest University, where he graduated summa cum laude. Before law school, he spent two years working as an associate at an international consulting firm.