Matthew Forsgren

Practice Areas

Business Disputes

Internal Investigations

Criminal & Regulatory-Enforcement Defense

Career

Matt Forsgren is an accomplished commercial litigator, internal investigator, and white-collar criminal defense attorney with national and international experience. For 30 years, he has represented clients in complex civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings.

Matt’s practice has included a remarkable array of high-profile and challenging cases. A skilled courtroom advocate, Matt has tried and arbitrated over 50 civil and criminal matters and conducted numerous evidentiary and injunction hearings in state and federal courts throughout the country. Inside and outside the courtroom, Matt works to achieve favorable results by immersing himself in his cases and communicating complex information in a persuasive, understandable, and engaging way.

Outside the practice of law, Matt enjoys the wilderness and nature photography. He is a long-time supporter of Liverpool Football Club and has held season tickets to Minnesota United FC since its inaugural season. Matt loves golf even if the sentiment is not mutual.

Professional Memberships

Minnesota State Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Federal Bar Association, District of Minnesota Chapter, Board of Directors

Federal Practice Committee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Publications

- Author, Hearsay Definition and Exclusionary Rule, Minnesota Courtroom Handbook (2023)

- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas Law School (Internal Investigations) (2014-present)

- Guest Lecturer, Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Internal Investigations) (2016-present)

- Speaker, Human Rights Advocacy at the United Nations (2017)

- Panelist, Investigations into Corporate Embezzlement, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter (2017)

- Internal Investigations, Hennepin County Bar Association (2015)

- Moderator, The Minnesota Tobacco Litigation: Taking on Goliath, University of St. Thomas School of Law (2015)

- Keys to Successful Direct and Cross-Examination, Minnesota CLE (2014)

- Trends in Civil and Criminal Securities Enforcement, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (2013)

- Investigative Accounting, Hennepin County Bar Association (2011)

- Fraud in the Construction Industry, seminar sponsored by Minnesota construction trade association (2009)

- Recent Developments in Anti-Money-Laundering Enforcement, seminar sponsored by Minnesota AML group (2007)

- The Outer Edge of the Envelope: Disqualification of White Collar Criminal Defense Attorneys under the Joint Defense Doctrine, 78 Minn. L. Rev. 1219 (1994) (one of 13 articles selected nationally for reprint in 1995 Crim. L. Rev. 217)