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Matthew A. Sanchez

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Chicago

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Matt focuses his practice on product liability matters, mass tort cases, class action and multidistrict litigation, and other complex commercial disputes. Recognized as a “One to Watch” in the areas of commercial litigation and product liability litigation, Matt is well regarded for his experience handling complex cases for major U.S. and international corporations in both state and federal courts.

Matt is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office and a member of its Complex Commercial Litigation group. He represents manufacturers, distributors, and other businesses in matters involving allegations of personal injury, property damage, failure to warn, design defect, false or deceptive advertising, and environmental contamination. He has managed critical aspects of complex cases, such as pretrial procedural briefing, large-scale fact witness development and document discovery, and expert witness development and discovery. 

Prior to joining the firm, Matt was a judicial extern to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Matt also gained valuable experience through his clinical work at DePaul Law’s Civil Litigation Clinic and as a writer for the DePaul Law Review.

  • The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®in America—Recognized for Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2026)

  • Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms 
  • Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
  • Chicago Bar Association 

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Litigation/Trials
Commercial Litigation & Disputes
Class Actions & Group Litigation
Product Liability & Mass Torts

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Matt received his J.D., summa cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law in 2021, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He was president of the Latino Law Student Association and a writer for the DePaul Law Review. Matt received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Bar Passage: Capstone; Civil Procedure; Legal Drafting: Civil Litigation; Legal Writing I and III; Litigation Laboratory; and Property Law. He received his B.A., cum laude, in Advocacy and Social Change from Loyola University Chicago in 2018. 

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    Commercial Litigation & Disputes
    Class Actions & Group Litigation
    Product Liability & Mass Torts
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