Matt McAndrews has a broad base of experience in intellectual property, technology licensing, and internet/information law, with a concentration in trial and appellate practice. In the role of lead counsel, Matt has litigated dozens of cases, including ones culminating in jury and bench trials.

With his forward-leaning, hands-on approach to representing clients, Matt has obtained judgments and negotiated licenses and settlement agreements resulting in numerous high-dollar recoveries for his clients – totaling well into the nine-figure range. Matt is also among the few attorneys to have tried a case involving standard-essential patents and the burgeoning issue of reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) licensing. In addition to serving as lead counsel in jury and bench trials, Matt has briefed and argued numerous motions during the discovery, pre-trial, post-trial, and appellate stages of litigation, and he has also argued several complex Markman patent claim construction hearings. In a major case involving WiFi communication protocols, Matt argued before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, gaining consolidation of his client’s numerous claims against hundreds of defendants to a single federal district court.

Matt has a notable record before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, having obtained reversals in the majority of the appeals he has argued on behalf of his clients. Among his appellate successes, Matt obtained reversal of the district court’s claim construction in Thorner v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, 669 F.3d 1362 (Fed. Cir.). Similarly, in Fuzzysharp Technologies Inc. v. 3DLabs Inc., 447 Fed. Appx. 182 (Fed. Cir.), Matt obtained reversal of the district court’s invalidation of his client’s patent claims as encompassing unpatentable subject matter. He also obtained a writ of mandamus and an order of reversal from the Federal Circuit in the precedent-setting In re Spalding Sports Worldwide, 203 F.3d 800 (Fed. Cir.), which resolved what the court referred to as “an important issue of first impression” concerning the attorney-client privilege in the context of inventor-attorney communications. In addition, Matt served as lead counsel in Carefirst of Maryland, Inc. v. Carefirst Pregnancy Centers, Inc., et al., 334 F.3d 390 (4th Cir.), which established new precedent with respect to the then-emerging issue of “Internet jurisdiction.” Collectively, the decisions in appeals in which Matt has won reversal have been cited by courts as precedential authority almost 3,000 times, including 182 times by federal courts of appeal.

Technology areas in which he has worked include wireless networking and communication systems, electronic gaming systems, medical imaging systems, lithium-ion battery systems, spinal implants, dental implants, diabetes infusion devices, safety syringes, healthcare mobility devices, healthcare and medical information systems, Internet messaging and communication systems, power management and distribution systems, and cordless power tools, among others.

Matt is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating. He has also attained AVVO’s highest Superb rating, is recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer, and has been interviewed by national publications including The Wall Street Journal and Law360. Locally, the Chicago Lawyer Magazine published a feature article on him and a major case he handled involving 802.11 wireless communication protocols and standard-essential patents. Earlier in his career, Matt was honored among the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch.

Matt is a husband, proud father of four daughters, energetic participant in his local community, and active member of his church. Matt and his wife, Beth, raised their daughters in Northwest Suburban Chicago. Matt coached his four daughters’ basketball, soccer, and softball teams, served on the School Board of Saint Anne Catholic School, and has worked on a number of capital drives for his parish, one of which raised more than $17 million. Matt and Beth have served as LINK Unlimited sponsors, paying the tuition for an underprivileged girl to attend the private high school of her choice. In his free time, Matt enjoys traveling, boating, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, snowboarding, skiing, and cycling with his family. Individually, Matt competitively races mountain bikes and participates in duathlon swim/cycle events. In July 2023, Matt was honored to be among two civilians to join The Fallen Outdoors, a team of military veterans, in completing a 500-mile, seven-day bike ride across Iowa in the state’s annual RAGBRAI event.