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Matthew B. Danzer

Matthew B. Danzer

Counsel
o: 203.325.5051
mdanzer@fdh.com
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Matt is a counsel in the Internal Investigations, White-Collar Defense, and Complex Civil Litigation groups. Matt’s practice is focused on representing clients in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice and Securities & Exchange Commission. Matt also represents clients in complex civil litigation in federal and state courts.

Prior to joining Finn Dixon & Herling, Matt was an associate at Day Pitney LLP in Stamford, Connecticut, and Williams & Connolly LLP, in Washington, D.C., where he worked on SEC, congressional, and internal investigations and complex commercial litigation. Matt also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gerard E. Lynch, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Representative Matters
  • Represented a large transportation company that was the target of a multi-year investigation of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) fraud by a U.S. Attorney’s Office, which successfully resulted in a complete declination.
  • Represented two high level executives at a mining company in an FCPA investigation where no charges were filed. 
  • Represented a fund manager and its executives in an investigation by the Securities & Exchange Commission.
  • Provided pro bono representation to a person in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction who was denied medical treatment for gender dysphoria.
  • Successfully defended an independent school in Connecticut against a defamation suit.
Honors
  • Named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2025 Edition in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Recognized since 2021)
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize, Columbia Law School, 2015
Associations
  • Trustee (2017-present), board of trustees, START Treatment & Recovery
  • Member (2022-present), Municipal Affordable Housing Plans Working Group, Commission on Connecticut’s Future & Development
  • Co-chair (2019-22), Norwalk Immigration Coalition

Practice Areas

Previous Experience

  • Associate, Williams & Connolly LLP
  • Associate, Day Pitney LLP
  • Law clerk, Hon. Gerard E. Lynch, U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D.
  • Cornell University, B.S.

Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut 

Highlights

Finn Dixon & Herling Promotes Three to Counsel

Finn Dixon & Herling is pleased to announce that Matthew B. Danzer, Dillon Smith and John T. Torrenti have been promoted to the position of counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Each of the three attorneys have continuously demonstrated a strong command in their areas of practice... Read more

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