An experienced litigator, advocate and counselor, Matthew Klebanoff helps clients navigate high-stakes, sensitive disputes through negotiation, arbitration and mediation, and trial.
Matt represents businesses, including transportation network companies, in complex commercial disputes throughout the country. He’s called upon to resolve tort cases involving direct negligence, vicarious liability, strict product liability, intentional and negligent misrepresentation, infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, and other tort claims. These sensitive, high-exposure allegations can include claims brought on behalf of minors, sexual/physical assaults and wrongful death. Many times, Matt’s clients are facing critical issues that could damage their reputation and long-term goals, and he’s adept at discerning what approach is in the client’s best interest, which may involve compelling arbitration under their terms of service.
He brings experience in navigating areas of the law that lack clear precedent. In those cases, Matt finds or creates novel approaches to resolve the issues at hand. His clients’ operations take him to jurisdictions throughout the country requiring him to understand and apply different standards for various states, and Matt balances the sometimes-conflicting approaches needed to manage multiple actions.
Along with his commercial litigation practice, Matt maintains active insurance and appellate practices, representing insurers and reinsurers in coverage disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts. This work includes trial preparation and monitoring in personal injury actions, preparing/arguing motions in limine, jury charges, and pre- and post-trial motions.
Representative Tort Matters
- Obtained dismissal of vicarious liability claims against client and subsidiary in a matter involving assault allegations.
- Obtained dismissal of vicarious liability, negligent hiring, misrepresentation and performance claims in sexual assault case.
- Represented client in wrongful death matters arising from incidents occurring while the product was in use.
- Obtained complete summary judgment for client in a wrongful death and survivor action arising from a fatal accident involving a pedestrian.
- Represent technology platform client in filing motions to compel arbitration in state and federal courts based on platform users’ consent to online terms of service.
Commercial Disputes
- Represented client in commercial contract dispute concerning alleged breaches of sponsorship agreement with one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the U.S., including in AAA arbitration.
- Represented client in fraud and breach of contract action arising from alleged theft of intellectual property in connection with client’s charitable initiatives and branding.
Insurance Disputes
- Obtained $3.6 million award in arbitration for Medical Stop Loss Insurance a in dispute concerning commission; then successfully litigated Pennsylvania state court action seeking vacature of the award.
- Represented insurer in the trial court and before the Supreme Court of New Hampshire in a multi-million-dollar healthcare insurance dispute stemming from dozens of patients contracting Hepatitis C while being treated at a New Hampshire area hospital.
- Secured jury verdict in favor of Arch Insurance in a $5 million D&O coverage litigation arising from underlying trademark infringement actions.