Matt Revord is Chief Legal Officer at Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, an upscale casual concept with 61 locations across the United States. Matt leads the legal function for Cooper’s Hawk, and previously led the Human Resources team as well. Prior to Cooper’s Hawk, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, as well as Chief People Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, for Potbelly Sandwich Works. Matt was an integral part of the Potbelly IPO in 2013. Prior to the IPO, he created the first franchising program for Potbelly, then ran both international and domestic franchise development growing to more than 40 franchise locations in the U.S., as well as international locations in the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Canada and India.
Before joining Potbelly, Matt was Vice President, General Counsel, of Brunswick New Technologies, Inc., and Deputy General Counsel for Brunswick Corporation. Earlier in his career, Matt was Vice President, Associate General Counsel for True North Communications Inc. Matt began his career as an Associate with Kirkland & Ellis. Matt has experience in M&A, public company governance, shareholder activism, employment law, intellectual property, franchising, government affairs and litigation.

Matt earned a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, at the University of Illinois College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Government, summa cum laude, at the University of Notre Dame