Matthew Craner is a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice with over two decades of experience advising and representing clients in high-stakes litigation and enforcement matters. He concentrates on representing corporations and financial institutions, including investment banks, broker-dealers, private equity funds, hedge funds, asset managers, directors and senior management in shareholder class actions, securities litigation, derivative suits, partnership and joint venture disputes, mergers and acquisition disputes, real estate disputes, short-swing trading disputes, internal investigations, and other complex business litigation throughout the country in state and federal courts and in arbitration. His practice also includes representing financial institutions and individuals in connection with investigations and proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, DOJ, FINRA, IRS, and other government and self-regulatory agencies. 

In addition to representing clients in all aspects of litigation, Matt regularly counsels clients on pre-dispute matters, strategic risk assessment and control, compliance, and governance issues.

• Representing Nomura Holdings in numerous residential mortgage-backed securities loan repurchase litigations brought by trustees and monoline insurers in New York Supreme Court.
• Representing JetBlue in connection with the DOJ challenge to the Northeast Alliance between JetBlue and American Airlines, and related class action litigation.
• Representing JetBlue in litigation concerning alleged federal antitrust violations and breach of contract claims in connection with dispute with online travel agency.
• Representing underwriting syndicates in securities class actions arising out of securities offerings of various issuers.
• Representing Barclays Capital in securities litigation in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities in various state and federal courts.
• Representing Credit Suisse in litigation concerning alleged tortious interference and civil conspiracy claims in connection with various lending transactions involving lease-backs of airplane engines and parts.
• Representing a major financial institution in litigation in Delaware Chancery Court relating to the purported triggering of a poison pill.
• Representing a major law firm in connection with an arbitration brought by its former partners concerning alleged breaches of the firm’s partnership agreement.
• Representing a major investment bank in connection with an IRS investigation and litigation with former customers concerning its alleged participation in purported tax shelters.
• Representing various financial institutions and companies in connection with pre-litigation disputes and litigation concerning allegations of short-swing trading under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
• Representing officers of technology company in connection with dispute arising out a demand under Delaware General Corporate Law 220.
• Representing various private equity funds in numerous litigations and arbitrations in connection with post-closing disputes as well as corporate and employment matters involving the funds’ portfolio companies.
• Representing major global banks and hedge funds in various investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings involving securities, market manipulation, conflicts disclosure, customer disputes, and compliance and controls.
• Representing various real estate funds in litigation and pre-litigation counseling in connection with disputes concerning US and foreign real estate interests, including lease and construction disputes, foreclosures, partnership disputes, forbearance agreements, lessee restoration obligations, and alleged breaches of reps and warranties.
• Representing Barclays Capital in litigation over Archstone Holdings, Inc., including an expedited trial in bankruptcy court resulting in the court finding for Barclays on all issues.
• Representing the former CFO of a digital financial media company before the SEC.
• Internal investigations on behalf of companies, their boards of directors and audit committees in connection with allegations of accounting irregularities, insider trading and breach of fiduciary duties.

• Editor of Shearman & Sterling’s Need-to-Know Litigation Weekly
• Co-Author of Trial of a Securities Class Action, PLI Securities Litigation – A Practitioner’s Guide, Second Edition, July 2023
• “Recent Trends in Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation: Investor Claims & Defenses,” Faculty member at New York City Bar Association program, April 2013