Matthew Craner
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Matthew Craner

Partner

Email

matthew.craner@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 5255

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Matthew has over twenty-five years of experience advising and representing clients in high-stakes litigation and enforcement matters. 

Matt concentrates on representing corporations and financial institutions, including investment banks, private equity funds, hedge funds, broker-dealers, asset managers, directors and senior management in securities litigation, shareholder class actions, derivative suits, and other complex commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in a wide range of substantive areas, including securities, financial products, cryptocurrency, antitrust, M&A disputes, partnership and joint venture disputes, real estate, and commercial contracts, and has a strong record of success in federal and state courts and in arbitration.

Matt also represents financial institutions and individuals in connection with investigations and proceedings before the SEC, DOJ, FINRA, IRS, and other government and self-regulatory agencies.

In addition to representing clients in all aspects of litigation, Matt regularly counsels clients on pre-dispute matters, strategic risk assessment and control, disclosure obligations and risks, compliance, and governance issues.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • KuCoin Crypto Exchange and its principals in a class action lawsuit in New York federal court involving claims of civil RICO, conversion and aiding and abetting conversion.
  • OrbiMed in connection with various litigations in New York and Delaware state court concerning Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac involving claims for alleged securities violations, breaches of fiduciary duty, and attempted triggering of poison pill.
  • JetBlue in connection with the DOJ challenge to the Northeast Alliance between JetBlue and American Airlines in Massachusetts federal court, and private class action antitrust litigation concerning the Northeast Alliance in New York federal court.
  • Credit Suisse in litigation in Delaware state court concerning alleged tortious interference and civil conspiracy claims in connection with various lending transactions involving lease-backs of airplane engines and parts.
  • Nomura Holdings in numerous residential mortgage-backed securities loan repurchase litigations brought by trustees and monoline insurers in New York state court.
  • Barclays Capital in litigation over Archstone Holdings, Inc., including an expedited trial in bankruptcy court.
  • Underwriting syndicates in securities class actions arising out of securities offerings of various issuers.
  • JetBlue in litigation in New York federal court concerning alleged federal antitrust violations and breach of contract claims in connection with dispute with online travel agency.
  • Major law firm in connection with an arbitration brought by its former partners concerning alleged breaches of the firm’s partnership agreement.
  • Various private equity funds in numerous litigations and arbitrations in connection with post-closing disputes as well as corporate and employment matters involving the funds’ portfolio companies.
  • Major financial institutions and hedge funds in various investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings involving securities, market manipulation, conflicts disclosure, customer disputes, and compliance and controls.
  • Barclays Capital in securities litigation in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities in various state and federal courts.
  • Major investment bank in connection with an IRS investigation and litigation brought by customers concerning alleged participation in a purported tax shelter.
  • Financial institutions and companies in connection with counseling, various pre-litigation disputes and litigation concerning allegations of short-swing trading under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • Internal investigations on behalf of companies, their boards of directors and audit committees in connection with allegations of accounting irregularities, insider trading and breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Various real estate funds in litigation and pre-litigation counseling in connection with disputes concerning US and foreign real estate interests, including lease and construction disputes, foreclosures, partnership disputes, forbearance agreements, lessee restoration obligations, and alleged breaches of reps and warranties.
  • Former CFO of a digital financial media company before the SEC.
  • Directors of technology company in connection with dispute arising out of shareholder demand under Delaware General Corporate Law 220.

Published Work

  • Craner, Matthew, Co-author. (2023) “Trial of a Securities Class Action,” PLI Securities Litigation – A Practitioner’s Guide, Second Edition

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, “Recent Trends in Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation: Investor Claims & Defenses,” Faculty member at New York City Bar Association program, April 2013

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 1998

Courts

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2007
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2003
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2003
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1998
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1998

Academic

B.A., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1994
J.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.