About Matthew A. Kairis
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Class Actions
- Federal
- Business Law
- Corporate Law
- Financial
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Journal: Journal of Law and Public Policy, Editor
- University of Notre Dame, 1988B.A.
- Honors: With Honors
Representative Cases
- Associated Electric defends breach of contract and fraud action regarding $6 million turbine engine purchase (2009)
- BCM Engineers successfully defends against third-party claims in dispute over water treatment facility construction (2009)
- Bellevue Hospital defends against hostile work environment and sexual harassment action (2009)
- Black Diamond Mining files bankruptcy (2009)
- Commercial Intertech Corporation defends takeover attempts by United Dominion (2009)
- Cytodyne defends against product liability suit relating to "Xenadrine" weight loss product
- Diebold Election Systems defends against investigation of voting issues in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (2009)
- Diebold obtains dismissal in breach of contract action brought by Positran Manufacturing (2009)
- Diebold obtains permanent injunction against third party manufacturer in trade secrets, patent and trademark case
- Diebold successfully resolves litigation involving purchase of Mosler assets (2009)
- Federated Department Stores and affiliates reorganize in chapter 11 (2009)
- First American Title Insurance successfully appeals majority of adverse jury verdict in largest damages award given in economic injury case in Ohio history
- First American Title successfully defends against putative class action alleging illegal kickbacks to attorney agents (2009)
- Indianapolis Life wins summary judgment in breach of contract action (2009)
- National Century Financial Enterprises files for bankruptcy with over $3 billion in debt (2009)
- National Century Financial Enterprises litigates chapter 11 issues (2009)
- National Century Financial wins dismissal of $180 million breach of contract case in California federal court (2009)
- National Century obtains dismissal of claims by former officer seeking compensation for alleged employee benefits (2009)
- Ohio group successfully opposes mandamus and prohibition challenges seeking to exclude State Issue I from 2004 state ballot
- R.J. Reynolds obtains defense verdict in RICO jury trial (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds wins dismissal of class action filed by trustees
- Time Warner resolves securities litigation involving AOL's revenues (2009)
- University of Notre Dame investigates death of student videographer (2011)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Partner
- Of Counsel
- Of Counsel
- Partner
Nearby Lawyers
- Litigation
- Class Actions
- Federal
- Business Law
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