Matthew Bosher

Practice Areas

Matthew advises and defends clients in matters relating to financial reporting and corporate governance. He represents public companies, officers and directors, accounting firms and others in SEC investigations and enforcement actions, private securities fraud suits, and other complex commercial litigation. He has also conducted numerous internal investigations concerning allegations of accounting fraud, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other alleged regulatory compliance failures. Matthew regularly advises audit committees on compliance matters and internal controls.

Matthew has an active practice defending accountants in malpractice and fraud cases, and in regulatory investigations. Matthew is a go-to lawyer for issues relating to auditor independence, auditing standards, risks within accounting firm networks, and alternative practice structures. He has represented the country’s largest accounting professional organization as amicus curiae in matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and the highest state courts in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts. Matthew previously served as a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy, including as Chair from 2017-2018.

Matthew also has an active pro bono practice representing individuals wrongfully convicted of serious crimes, including representing successful habeas corpus petitioners in overturning wrongful murder convictions in New York and Virginia.