Matthew Peller


BIO:

Matthew Peller is an attorney in Scott+Scott’s New York office and focuses on securities class actions and other complex shareholder litigation.

Mr. Peller has more than 15 years of experience litigating all aspects of complex shareholder actions in federal and state courts, including both prosecuting and defending class and individual securities fraud actions.  Mr. Peller is well-versed in litigating novel procedural, liability, and damages issues, class certification issues, contested fee applications, and settlement objections.  He also has extensive experience working on complex litigation involving non-U.S. issuers, including addressing Australian, Brazilian, Canadian, Dutch, English, Israeli, and Mexican law issues.

Following law school, Mr. Peller clerked for the Honorable Roger L. Gregory, United States Circuit Court Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Prior to joining Scott+Scott, Mr. Peller defended complex securities and other shareholder actions for more than 10 years at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and prosecuted individual securities and shareholder actions at Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP.

PRIOR REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

  • Amici brief concerning treatment of Pershing Square Tontine SPAC under the Investment Company Act of 1940