Matthew C. Moschella is chair of the firm's Litigation Department and partner in the Litigation and Employment Departments.
Matt represents companies and individuals in a wide variety of civil matters in state and federal courts across the country, as well as in arbitration proceedings. His employment litigation practice includes representing employers concerning complaints filed against them with state and federal administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (and its state equivalents), the Department of Labor (and its state equivalents), and other agencies.
In addition to representing clients in various types of civil litigation, Matt counsels clients in a wide variety of industries on employment risk management issues, including employment contracts; employee handbooks; non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements; severance agreements; and hiring and termination issues. A member of the firm’s Professional Liability group, represents lawyers and law firms in various types of professional responsibility and legal malpractice matters.
Matt is an adjunct professor at New England Law Boston where he teaches contract drafting.
After law school, Matt gained valuable experience as a law clerk to the Hon. Judith Gail Dein, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. During law school, he interned with a District Judge at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, two Boston civil litigation firms, and the Massachusetts Department of Social Services’ legal department.
Accolades
- Included in Massachusetts Super Lawyers
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©
- Listed in Benchmark Litigation
- Named to Boston magazine’s Top Lawyers list (2022, 2023, 2024)
Speaking Engagements & Publications
- “Legal Outlook and Pitfalls – How Changes to Employment, Corporate & Tax Laws Impact Your Business,” panelist, FEI, March 17, 2021
- “The Benefits and Operations of Federal Reentry Courts,” The Federal Lawyer, December 14, 2017
- “Drive by litigation in the hotel industry—An unintended result of the ADA,” New England Real Estate Journal, December 15, 2017
- “Advising Departing Employees on How to Keep Future Jobs,” Law360, September 7, 2017
- “Practicing with Professionalism,” speaker, Boston Bar Association, December 2015
- “How to Survive and Thrive as an Associate,” speaker, Massachusetts Defense Bar Association program, October 2011
- “Employment Law in Massachusetts: What Out-of-Staters Need to Know,” Sherin and Lodgen LLP Client Advisory, August 2011
- “Preventing Problems Arising Out of Employers’ Use of Social Media Tools to Make Hiring Decisions,” Corporate Counsel, January 2011
- “Employing individuals with mental health issues,” Massachusetts Medical Law Report, November 2010
- “The Home Improvement Contractor Act,” speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, April 2010
- “One Size Does Not Fit All: Approaches to Internal Investigations,” speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel Northeast Chapter, March 2010
- “Handling Depositions with Confidence,” speaker, Massachusetts Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, May 2009
- “Fair Labor Standards Act and State Wage and Hour Laws,” speaker, Massachusetts Credit Union League, May 2009
- “Emerging Issues in the Changing Workplace: Where technology, workplace regulation, and privacy intersect,” speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, March 2009
- “Defending Death Row Inmates and Adjudicated Criminals: Representation Day by Day,” speaker, BBA Criminal Law Section, June 2008
- “Employment Practices Liability Insurance,” speaker, Insurance Coverage Explained for Business, Real Estate and General Counsel, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, August 2007
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Memberships
- National Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- President Elect
- Former General Counsel
- Former Board Member
- Former Younger Lawyers Division Chair
- Federal Bar Association, Massachusetts Chapter
- Past President
- Boston Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Section, Past Steering Committee member
- Community Dispute Settlement Center
- Past Member Board of Directors
- Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
- Former Board Member
- Defense Research Institute
- Employment Law Section