Matthew D. Clark

Financial Services Thought Leadership, Counseling and Litigation

Matthew also advises companies – especially those in the financial services sector – on commercial law matters, including payment systems, secured transactions, regulatory matters and privacy issues. A thought leader in the space, Matthew frequently writes and speaks on commercial law, payments and financial regulatory issues. He is the lead author of Clarks’ Oil and Gas Financing Under the UCC, a contributing author to Clarks’ The Law of Secured Transactions Under the Uniform Commercial Code and a frequent contributor to Clarks’ Secured Transactions Monthly and Clarks’ Bank Deposits and Payments Monthly, all published by LexisNexis.

Matthew leverages this payments, regulatory and commercial law experience to assist financial institutions and others with:

• EFTA, Nacha, GLBA, PCI-DSS, and UCC Articles 3, 4, 4A, and 9 compliance
• Responding to payment fraud
• Defending against and asserting claims arising out of payment fraud
• Transactions and contracts related to payments and fintech services

Prior Experience

Prior to law school, Matthew worked as a technology manager and brand consultant for a brand strategy/advertising firm, where he focused on the food and beverage, packaged consumer goods and technology sectors.

Personal Interests

While studying at the University of Chicago, Matthew was a five-time letterman in soccer and track, earning soccer team defensive MVP. Matthew is an avid gravel and mountain biker, downhill skier and fly fisher.