Professional Information:

Matthew S. Freedus is a partner at the firm and practices in its health care, litigation and white collar groups. His practice involves counseling and representing corporate and individual clients in white collar criminal and complex civil matters, including grand jury, Office of Inspector General (OIG), and False Claims Act investigations. In addition, he assists clients in conducting internal corporate investigations and developing compliance programs.

Representative matters: 
  

▪ Representation of health care providers facing OIG and False Claims Act investigations

▪ Conducted internal fraud, waste and abuse investigations of private and non-profit corporations’ participation in federally funded programs

 

▪ Representation of individual in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) prosecution

 

▪ Representation of individual during grand jury investigation of alleged Export Arms Export Control Act violations

 

▪ Representation of government officials in: 9/11 related witness tampering investigation; contempt proceedings; Bivens action related to 9/11 detainees; and Bivens action related to provision of medical care to immigration detainees

 

▪ Representation of individual in interpleader action concerning insurance benefits

 

▪ Representation of media organizations seeking First Amendment right of access to military justice proceedings

Mr. Freedus has conducted several criminal and civil trials, both jury and non-jury, and represented clients in federal circuit courts of appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Before joining the firm, Mr. Freedus served as a judge advocate in the United States Navy and represented service-members facing charges of, among other things, espionage, mishandling of classified information, homicide, fraud, and larceny. He continues to represent service-members in a variety of criminal and civil matters.

 

Mr. Freedus has written articles, and served as a commentator for national and foreign media, on criminal and military law.

Current Employment Position: 

Partner

Year Joined Organization:

2001

Areas of Practice:

Appeals
Corporate & Business Law
Criminal Law
Litigation

Bar Admissions: 

New York
District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court     
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces     
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia           
New York State Court of Appeals         
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Education:

Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1997 J.D., Cum Laude
Law Review: Albany Law Review, Member

Washington University, 1993 B.A., Cum Laude

Published Works:

Comment, A Cause of Action for Damages Under the State Constitution: Brown v. State of New York, 60 Alb. L. Rev. 1915, 1997

Conviction by Special Courts-Martial: A Felony Conviction?, (With Eugene R. Fidell), 15 Fed. Sent. Rep. 220, UC Press, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships:

District of Columbia Bar Association, Member

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member

Past Employment: