Matthew R. Kittay

Matthew R. Kittay

New York City Metropolitan Area
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Chambers ranked (2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024) corporate attorney with extensive…

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Education

  • Cardozo School of Law Graphic

    Cardozo School of Law

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    Activities and Societies: Student Bar Association, Journal of International and Comparative Law

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    Activities and Societies: Brown Mock Trial Team

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Volunteer Experience

Publications

  • Expert Q&A: Cannabis Financing

    Thomson Reuters Practical Law

    Matthew R. Kittay was featured in the Thomson Reuters Practical Law article, "Expert Q&A: Cannabis Financing."

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  • New York to Require Licenses to Manufacture and Sell Hemp Derived CBD Products

    Cannabis Business Executive 

    Jared Schwass, Matthew R. Kittay and Michael R. Herz co-authored the Cannabis Business Executive article, "New York to Require Licenses to Manufacture and Sell Hemp Derived CBD Products."

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  • Cannabis Opportunities in Distressed Markets

    Bloomberg Law

    Matthew R. Kittay authored the Bloomberg Law article, "Cannabis Opportunities in Distressed Markets."

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  • Cannabis Franchising: Opportunities and Legal Perils

    Fox Rothschild LLP

    As a cannabis business in a brand-loyal industry, the top reason to consider the franchise model is to maximize return on a good idea.

    This resource outlines key benefits, regulatory issues and operational elements that can shape a cannabis businesses' transition to a franchise model, and offers insights into avoiding "accidental franchise" traps that arise with brand expansions through licensing and other avenues.

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  • Cannabis Private Investment Review

    Pitchbook

    Fox Rothschild's Cannabis Law practice, led by Joshua Horn and William Bogot, partnered with Pitchbook, a financial data and software company, to create a review of private investment trends in the cannabis industry.

    The report includes a Q&A with Josh and Matthew R. Kittay, Co-Chair of our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, that addresses potential market growth should federal legalization occur, evaluate investment potential for startups and major brands over the next 10 years and…

    Fox Rothschild's Cannabis Law practice, led by Joshua Horn and William Bogot, partnered with Pitchbook, a financial data and software company, to create a review of private investment trends in the cannabis industry.

    The report includes a Q&A with Josh and Matthew R. Kittay, Co-Chair of our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, that addresses potential market growth should federal legalization occur, evaluate investment potential for startups and major brands over the next 10 years and highlight common legal questions for startups in the industry.

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  • ABA M&A Deal Points Study on Carveout Transactions

    American Bar Association - Business Law Section

    Carveout transactions, also known as divisional sales, involve the sale of a business line, division or other portion of a larger company, with the seller remaining a separate business operating as a going concern. These transactions, which combine elements of both public- and private-company M&A deals, have not previously been the subject of their own deal points study. This study, covering carveout transactions announced in 2015 and 2016, seeks to fill this void in the literature by…

    Carveout transactions, also known as divisional sales, involve the sale of a business line, division or other portion of a larger company, with the seller remaining a separate business operating as a going concern. These transactions, which combine elements of both public- and private-company M&A deals, have not previously been the subject of their own deal points study. This study, covering carveout transactions announced in 2015 and 2016, seeks to fill this void in the literature by providing a helpful resource to junior and more experienced practitioners alike.

    A new feature of introduced by this study is the inclusion of explanatory background information and practice pointers. These aim to contextualize the data points by explaining their significance where it may not be apparent and highlighting potential applications of the information presented.

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Honors & Awards

  • Chambers Recogniition

    Chambers USA

    Cannabis Law - Band 1 - Matthew R. Kittay (Nationwide)

  • ‘Protector Pioneer Award’ for Pro Bono Service at the United Nations

    I Am Your Protector, a global nonprofit that aims to “bring individuals together across lines of perceived divide and conflict.”

    The Fox team provided I Am Your Protector with pro bono legal advice that was “key to the growth and success of the organization,” including guidance on forming and structuring a corporate entity, managing a nonprofit and protecting their intellectual property rights.

  • Chambers Recognition

    Chambers USA

    Cannabis Law - Band 1 - Matthew R. Kittay (Nationwide)

  • Co-Chair, Angel Venture Capital Subcommittee

    American Bar Association (July 2015 - Present)

    Committee co-chairs lead relevant group meetings at semi-annual national industry summits and execute longer term initiatives including subcommittee publications. Summits occur twice annually, in the US and Canada. Please contact me if you are interested in attending.

  • Co-Founder

    Digital Brown (March 2012 - Present)

    - Building Brown's global community of entrepreneurs in digital tech and digital media
    - Develop business and social relationships among rapidly growing user base of 500+ alumni
    - Execute networking events, panel discussions and other activities

    Events have included:- “A Totally Not Confusing Panel about Bloaackchain and Cryptocurrency.” Hosted onsight at CB Insights’ global headquarters, and featuring Michael Flaxman (Principal Engineer at Paxos), Lucy Wang (Head of Operations…

    - Building Brown's global community of entrepreneurs in digital tech and digital media
    - Develop business and social relationships among rapidly growing user base of 500+ alumni
    - Execute networking events, panel discussions and other activities

    Events have included:- “A Totally Not Confusing Panel about Bloaackchain and Cryptocurrency.” Hosted onsight at CB Insights’ global headquarters, and featuring Michael Flaxman (Principal Engineer at Paxos), Lucy Wang (Head of Operations at Livepeer); and Marcelo Ballve (Senior Director of Research at CB Insights).

    - “An Evening with Barrett Hazeltine.” (Fall 2016). Renowned Professor Hazeltine sharing stories about Brown's most famous (and lesser known) alumni founded companies.

    - “Technology and the Future of Cities.” (Spring 2016). A conversation among alumni from including Zach Aarons, co-founder of MetaProp NYC, New York's real estate tech accelerator; Ana Mahony, GM, New Jersey, Uber; David Koosis, the recently departed Head of Technology Project Management for the NYPD; and Brown Prof. of Economic Matthew Turner.

    - “Digital Brown: Ignite!” (Spring 2015). “TED-style” series of fast-paced presentations featuring a roster of alumni running companies backed by an aggregate of over $100 million in venture funding.

    - “Building a Billion-Dollar Company the Brown Way.” (Spring 2014). Panel featuring: Nicholas Lehman (Pres. of Digital, Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Marketing at NBCUniversal); Bob Goodman (GP, Bessemer Venture Partners); Eliot Horowitz (CTO and Co-Founder, MongoDB); Heidi Messer, Chairman at Collective[i]

    - “An Evening with Brown Venture Labs.” (Spring 2013). Moderated a student pitch panel chaired by DFJ Gotham, NYC Seed, CrowdTwist and Shelby.TV

  • PUBLICATIONS AND CLE PRESENTATIONS

    Various

    • “Investing in Legal Cannabis”; April 22, 2020; ABA 2020 Annual Meeting: Empowerment
    • “Sale of the Business”; December 10, 2019; International Cannabis Bar Association
    • “Cannabis Franchising: Opportunities and Legal Perils”; October 2, 2019; Fox Rothschild LLP
    • “Jumpstart NYC”; September 28, 2019; Canopy Boulder
    • “Angel Venture Capital Subcommittee Meeting”; September 12, 2019; ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting
    • “Cannabis + Brands”; July 18, 2019;…

    • “Investing in Legal Cannabis”; April 22, 2020; ABA 2020 Annual Meeting: Empowerment
    • “Sale of the Business”; December 10, 2019; International Cannabis Bar Association
    • “Cannabis Franchising: Opportunities and Legal Perils”; October 2, 2019; Fox Rothschild LLP
    • “Jumpstart NYC”; September 28, 2019; Canopy Boulder
    • “Angel Venture Capital Subcommittee Meeting”; September 12, 2019; ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting
    • “Cannabis + Brands”; July 18, 2019; Revel
    • “Cannabis: Banking & Investing”; June 19, 2019; Loan Syndications and Trading Association
    • “Cannabis Investments: Myths, Regulation and Opportunities”; May 9, 2019; CFA Society New York, A Leading Forum for Investment Community
    • “Cannabis Leadership Panel”; April 16, 2019; Cannabis Law Association at Brooklyn Law School
    • "Cashing in on Cannabis: Current Issues in Financing, Operations, Banking and Regulation in the Cannabis Industry." American Bar Association (Vancouver, Canada) (2019)
    • "Anatomy of a Deal: The Sale or Purchase of a Health Care Business." Fox Rothschild LLP (New York, NY) (2019).
    • "The Legalization of Marijuana in Canada and the Future of Cannabis Law in the United States." Fox Rothschild LLP (New York, NY) (2018).
    • "New Marijuana Law Update in New York - Employment." Lorman Webinar (New York, NY) (2018).
    • "Finder’s Fees: Statutory Challenges for Startups." ABA (Orlando, FL) (2018).
    • “Blockchain 101.” Fox Rothschild LLP (New York, NY) (2018).
    • “Cannabis Law 101.” Fox Rothschild LLP (New York, NY) (2018).
    • “New Marijuana Law Update in New York.” Lorman Education Services (New York, NY) (2018).
    • “Finder’s Fees: Statutory Challenges for Startups.” ABA (Orlando, FL) (2018).
    • ABA M&A Deal Points Study on Carveout Transactions (2017).
    • “Representing and Working with Healthcare Startups.” NYSBA (New York, NY) (2017).
    • “Anatomy of a Private Equity Transaction.” Fox Rothschild LLP (New York, NY) (2015).
    • “The Spectrum of Private Equity.” ABA (Chicago, IL) (2015).

  • Professional Presentations (Non-CLE)

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    • Panelist (Fox Rothschild 2019). "Don’t Get Fyred! Exploring Influencer Liability"
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2019). “New Media.”
    • Moderator (ABA BLS 2018). "Austin’s Startup Community Global Impact: Featuring SXSW and CTAN"
    • Moderator (ABA BLS 2018). "Lawyer Ethical Issues in M&A Technology: featuring Doxly and Kira"
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “New Media, AR and VR.”
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “VentureOut Brittany.”
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “New…

    • Panelist (Fox Rothschild 2019). "Don’t Get Fyred! Exploring Influencer Liability"
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2019). “New Media.”
    • Moderator (ABA BLS 2018). "Austin’s Startup Community Global Impact: Featuring SXSW and CTAN"
    • Moderator (ABA BLS 2018). "Lawyer Ethical Issues in M&A Technology: featuring Doxly and Kira"
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “New Media, AR and VR.”
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “VentureOut Brittany.”
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “New Media.”
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2018). “VentureOut Sweden.”
    • Moderator (ABA BLS 2017). “Entrepreneurship and Angel Investing in New Orleans and Louisiana.”
    • Panelist (NYBiotech 2017). “Due Diligence: Winning Strategies for Emerging Biotech Companies.”
    • Panelist (VentureOut 2016). “French Tech Connection, a French Pitch Night.”
    • Lecturer (Cornell Technion 2016). “Core Features of VC and Private Equity Financings.”
    • Moderator (ABA BLS 2016). “Corporate Venture Capital: Trends and Issues.”
    • Presenter (Yale School of Management 2016). "Corporate Venture Capital: Trends and Issues.”
    • Moderator. (ABA 2016). “Equity Crowd Funding - The Moment has Arrived.”
    • Moderator (University City Science Center) "Smart Talk: Crowdfunding, the do’s, the don’ts and everything in-between!”
    • Co-Chair (ABA 2015). “Early Stage Financings: Exploring Standard and Alternative Securities.”
    • Panelist (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2015). "How to Break into the Startup World.”
    • Mentor (DEV Korea 2015). “VC 101 - Introduction to New York VC Fundraising.”
    • Mentor (DEV Korea 2015). “VC 101 - Introduction to New York VC Fundraising.”
    • Mentor (DEV Korea 2014). “VC 101 - Introduction to New York VC Fundraising.”
    • Mentor (DEV Korea 2014). “VC 101 - Introduction to New York VC Fundraising.”
    • Panelist (Visionary Group 2013). "JOBS Act: Changing Capital Raise Regulations.”
    • Panelist (Cornell Tech Campus, 2013). Inaugural Class Business Plan Pitch Contest Finals.
    • Advisor (NYC SeedStart, 2011). 10-week summer program advisor.

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