Matthew Furton

Career

Matt is an experienced business trial attorney, known for resolving complex commercial disputes through trials, arbitrations, appeals, and transactions.

Matt focuses on commercial and intellectual property litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appellate proceedings. His clients include insurance entities, technology firms, and businesses across various sectors, such as software, telecommunications, real estate, and consumer products. Matt’s philosophy emphasizes achieving pragmatic business solutions without litigation or trial when possible. However, Matt leads clients through trials and appeals when necessary.

Matt’s commercial litigation experience spans breach of contract, fraud, RICO violations, securities fraud, antitrust violations, and business torts. He handles jury and bench trials in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts and has extensive appellate and arbitration experience. In the insurance sector, Matt represents insurers, reinsurers, producers, and other entities in complex disputes, including class actions, MDL proceedings, and consumer fraud claims. Matt is frequently called upon to represent the interests of entire industries that need to challenge the constitutionality of a statute, rule, or administrative ruling.

In intellectual property litigation, Matt serves as lead trial counsel in significant disputes involving copyright infringement, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trade secret misappropriation. His work on soft IP cases includes securing injunctions, declaratory judgments, and relief through other tribunals, such as the TTAB and WIPO.

Professional Memberships

Past president, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Board of Advisors

Co-chair, Fall Benefit, Chicago Bar Foundation (2021)

Board of directors, Public Interest Law Initiative

Board of advisors, Legal Preparatory Academy

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Member, Trial Law Institute, Order of Veritas

Member, Advisory Council, Center for Law and Public Policy

Member, Chicago Bar Association

Judicial Evaluation Committee (2017-2022)

Former chair, Insurance Law Committee

Member, Lawyers Club of Chicago

Personal

Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana University School of Law (2024)

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Volunteer of the Year Award (2019)