Matthew E. Ladew

Associate

T 213.655.9657 Los Angeles
I want to stop your problems from starting—but I'll solve them if they arise.
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Matt Ladew is part of the firm's litigation team, focusing on class actions and other complex commercial litigation. Matt has experience managing a variety of legal disputes, including consumer class actions, data privacy matters, actions brought under California's Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), and arbitrations. Matt handles all stages of litigation, preparing his clients through trial, settlements, and appeals, and works with companies to develop strategies to avoid litigation altogether. Matt previously served as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th and 11th Circuits and for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine

Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2017
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Education

  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2017, with honors
    • Comments Editor: The University of Chicago Law Review
    • Sidley Austin Prize for Excellence in Brief Writing: Bigelow Moot Court Competition
    • Kirkland & Ellis Corporate Lab Award of Excellence
  • B.A., English and European History, Pepperdine University, 2011, magna cum laude

Background

    • Associate, Morrison Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, 2019–2021; 2022–2024
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Portland, 2021–2022
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Elizabeth L. Branch, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Atlanta, 2018–2019
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Neil V. Wake, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, Phoenix, 2017–2018
    • Summer Associate, Morrison Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, 2016
    • Research Assistant, Professor William H.J. Hubbard, Chicago, 2015
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