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Phone: (215) 568-6060

Address: 1835 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

William W Matthews III Attorney

Family Law

Divorce
Contested and uncontested divorce (including dissolution of marriage and domestic partnerships, bifurcation, equitable distribution and name changes)
Child Support
Child and spousal support and collection of arrears (including calculation of child support, alimony pendent lite and spousal support pursuant to the state guidelines and setting and collecting support arrears through judgments, liens, garnishments, writs of execution, levies, and other enforcement methods)
Child Custody and Visitation
Child custody [including legal and physical custody (emergency/expedited/standard track), parenting plans, custody modification, contempt of custody orders/enforcement issues, custody relocation and grandparent and third party standing and rights in custody proceedings]
Adoption
Paternity
Spousal Support

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
Our practice areas include bankruptcy and restructuring, litigation, real estate and finance, corporate and securities, tax, zoning and land use, environmental and family law. Our litigation practice, the largest in the firm, supports all areas of practice with an emphasis in labor and employment, intellectual property and white-collar criminal defense. We are a respected firm excelling in real estate financing and transactional work across the full gamut of asset classes - including retail, office, multi-family housing and mixed-use properties. With highly esteemed expertise in land use, zoning and planned community matters, we remain a sought-after commodity for advice on real estate mandates by private equity funds, developers and clients in the life sciences sector. When litigation arises, our team is known for our restructuring strength and loan workouts – our founding practice.
Fraud
Victory by motion to dismiss, which was affirmed on appeal to the Third Circuit, in favor of a major bank in a securities fraud action brought by a group of shareholders in connection with the spin-off of a subsidiary of a large telecommunications company, in which plaintiffs had claimed over $30 million in damages
Theft
Restraining Order
While the substantive scope of our employment practice is broad, we have particular expertise and depth in representing clients in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters. This practice includes representing companies and individuals in federal and state courts in time-sensitive litigation where temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions are sought, conducting forensic investigations into trade secret theft, negotiating restrictive covenant carveouts, and counseling clients on onboarding and exiting best practices regarding talent management.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Our core practice areas include bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate and securities, commercial litigation, and real estate and finance. Our corporate group represents a diverse set of clients including those in the private equity and real estate finance industries, in sophisticated M&A transactions, including equity and asset sales and purchases, mergers, consolidations, joint ventures and spin-offs. Our highly regarded commercial litigators are always here to advise on how to avoid litigation but are also at the ready to step in when litigation does arise.
Mergers and Acquisitions
We also advise current franchisees, and those who are considering purchasing a franchise offering, with the review of their FDD and franchise agreement and negotiations with franchisors. Given both our expertise regarding the franchise relationship and our extensive mergers and acquisitions experience, we are also uniquely qualified to represent both buyers and sellers of existing franchised businesses in the tri-party relationship among buyer, seller and franchisor.
Business Disputes
Our core practice areas include bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate and securities, commercial litigation, and real estate and finance and represent a diverse range of clients including multinational corporations and public companies, as well as family-owned entities, startups and middle-market companies. Delaware is widely recognized as the nation's preeminent forum for business disputes for the thousands of corporations formed and based in the state of Delaware. Members of our Wilmington office practice in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware Superior Court, Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD) of the Superior Court, and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Business Transactions
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Protecting and Enforcing Clients’ IP Rights. When clients’ intellectual property rights are threatened or infringed or when clients are accused of infringing others’ rights, we are second to none in providing aggressive, business-oriented, efficient representation. We have bred seasoned intellectual property litigators who have successfully represented clients in many diverse and complex intellectual property litigation matters. In this respect, the intellectual property practice combines its skills with those of the firm’s litigation department and labor and employment practice to represent clients in intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts throughout the United States. We have extensive experience in matters involving...
Unfair Competition

Employment Law

Wrongful Termination
Obtained an injunction and favorable settlement for a construction manager/general contractor in the defense of three adversary proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court (Eastern District of New York) brought by a debtor-subcontractor. Claims were in excess of $6 million and included claims by a major labor union, as well as claims for wrongful termination and cost impacts by the debtor-subcontractor (delay and inefficiency).
Employment Discrimination
Anti-discrimination statutes such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Employment Contract
Our attorneys serve as advisors to employers, directors and executives regarding the creation, implementation, communication and operation of executive compensation arrangements and executive employment agreements.
Employment Litigation
Our practice focuses on defending employers in various employment litigation matters involving wrongful discharge, discrimination, disability, family leave, wage and hour, non-compete/non-solicitation injunction matters, and whistleblowing. Though based in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and New Jersey, our team represents clients nationally and has represented clients in courts across the country – including in at least 24 states, such as...
Severance Agreement
With our client’s goals, concerns, and past policies and practices always in mind, we provide counsel on negotiating executive employment and severance agreements, reviewing and drafting employment policies, and advising clients related to the hiring, discipline and termination of employees, workforce reductions, and employer obligations. Further, our team serves as trusted outside counsel on day-to-day employment issues, including, among others, those involving...

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Our litigators have experience in all manner of commercial disputes, including anti-trust and unfair competition, appellate advocacy, class actions, construction disputes, environmental litigation, health care matters, insurance coverage, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate matters, shareholder disputes, transportation litigation and zoning and land use matters. We work closely with our partners in our transactional practices to develop litigation strategies that achieve results that make business sense.
Construction Litigation
Real Estate Transactions
We regularly represent developers, private equity firms, and real estate management companies in all types of commercial real estate transactions. However, we also count among our clients, hospitals, hotels operators and religious institutions, and we understand the intricacies that go along with transfers of specialized assets. Working seamlessly with our corporate, finance, and tax attorneys, we are often called upon by our clients to advise on structuring (or restructuring) deals to maximize tax or other benefits both at purchase and upon exit. While our main office is located in Philadelphia, our Law Firm Alliance membership allows us to handle national-level transactions while leveraging local counsel insight and expertise when called upon. Regardless of where your deal is located, we have the expertise to assist. Whether a single site or multiple properties in multiple states, or whether the property is undeveloped land or a fully entitled and constructed project, or whether your transaction is the purchase or sale of an asset or equity interest, we will deftly handle each aspect of the transaction from term sheet to closing.
Land Use and Zoning
We are widely recognized as having one of the premier zoning and land use practices in the region, providing counsel and representation to clients across all industry types and before a wide range of government agencies, legislative bodies and courts. Learn More
Condominium Law
Residential condominium development and formation, as well as condominium conversion of pre-existing structures from commercial to residential for sale of residential units to third parties

Health Law

Medical Malpractice
Disability Discrimination

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
Represent the post-confirmation litigation trust of Novum Pharma LLC, a global specialty pharmaceutical company that owns a portfolio of topical dermatology products in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding pending in Wilmington, Delaware. Novum’s dermatology products are marketed under the names Alcortin®, Alcortin A®, Quinja® (formerly Aloquin®) and Novacort®.
Foreclosure
We have advised and guided private equity funds, hedge funds, banks and other lenders in restructuring loans, winding down credit exposures, UCC sales of pledged equity securing mezzanine loans, UCC sales of equipment, consensual mortgage foreclosures, short sales, and conversions of mezzanine debt into equity, and the removal of managing members in preferred equity investments. We have advised numerous borrowers in connection with loan restructurings, including restructurings with special servicers of securitized CMBS debt, consensual foreclosures and deeds in lieu. Many of these transactions require a multidisciplinary team approach, and we work hand in hand with our tax, litigation and bankruptcy professionals.
Tax Law
We provide a one-stop-shop for family office clients and are well versed in handling formation and structuring, tax planning, wealth transfer, liability mitigation, risk management, private equity and hedge fund investments, real estate transactions, personal credit facilities, employment and financial arrangements with employees, and other family office or personal matters. Family offices are complex and unique; our attorneys understand this and the added responsibility that accompanies managing and maintaining the financial outlook of the family office. We are able to meet the legal needs of any family office while working with family members and their investment advisors, financial planners, life insurance professionals, and accountants to develop strategies to achieve their goals, both in the short-term and the long-term. We deliver legal excellence, individual commitment and attention, and sound business judgment, in a cost-effective manner.

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