Matthew Kutcher, a partner at Cooley and former federal prosecutor, brings extensive experience in complex criminal and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on cases involving fraud, corruption, and antitrust allegations. As a prosecutor, Matthew was deputy chief of the General Crimes Section with the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where he investigated, prosecuted and supervised prosecutions of wire, securities and health care fraud, public corruption, gun and narcotics, and human trafficking. Matthew also has 20 years of experience representing corporations, accounting firms and investment banks, as well as their officers, directors and executives in white collar and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) issues, along with European Union and US trade sanctions, export controls, securities fraud, and anti-competition proceedings before the US Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange Commission, state Attorneys General and other agencies.

Matthew is Chambers-ranked in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. He combines his experience as an Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) and as a seasoned defense attorney to guide clients through complex investigations and criminal and civil actions brought in state and federal courts and in arbitration. He has a known track record of resolving high-stakes issues for clients at the investigative stage, often before proceedings are initiated, but is always ready to take a case to trial.