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Matthew R. Kittay

Partner and Co-Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP

New York, NY Website 212.878.7978 LinkedIn
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About

Matthew R. Kittay guides closely held companies, investors, entrepreneurs, and executive teams through mergers and acquisitions. He serves as Partner and national Co-Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group at Fox Rothschild LLP. He carries private equity-backed and corporate deals from term sheet to closing and integration. The work covers U.S. deals and cross-border matters for health care, software, and manufacturing clients. Matthew R. Kittay earned his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and his A.B. from Brown University. Before law school, he published several corporate case studies as a research analyst at Harvard Business School. Within the American Bar Association's Business Law Section, he chairs the Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee. He also invests as an angel in New York.

Who is a good fit for Matthew R. Kittay

  • Owners of closely held companies pursuing a merger or an acquisition.
  • Corporations acquiring a professional services firm or a consumer products company.
  • Investors who need counsel on the U.S. side of a cross-border acquisition.

Education and admissions

Education
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • Brown University, A.B., 2003
Bar admissions
New York, New Jersey, Florida

Recognition

  • He has been selected for seven consecutive years to the Chambers USA Guide as a leading corporate attorney for his transactional work with clients in the legal cannabis industry.

Specialties

Buy-side M&A representationLOIs and term sheets

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

Frequently Asked Questions

Matthew R. Kittay handles the U.S. side of deals involving Canada and both Western and Eastern Europe. His cross-border work also reaches the Middle East and Africa. He also handles deals connected to South America and China. During law school, he worked for a trade company in Shanghai, China.

Matthew R. Kittay leads cross-functional teams and works with investment banks. He also serves technology, professional services, and consumer products companies. He handles transactions for companies in the legal cannabis industry.

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