Matthew Gold

Matthew Gold litigates complex disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.  His experience includes high-stakes business litigation and internal investigations.  

Mr. Gold has deep experience in competition matters, having served as a Trial Attorney in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice where he handled both civil and criminal cases. He served on the liability and remedies trial teams in United States v. Google (Ad Tech) and the litigation team in United States v. Agri Stats, among other matters. He was twice awarded the Assistant Attorney General’s Award of Distinction for his contributions to antitrust enforcement. 

Mr. Gold clerked for the Honorable Marvin E. Aspen and Honorable Judge Sunil R. Harjani of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Representative Matters

• Represents a consumer class as part of nationwide class leadership in a multidistrict antitrust action against a major tech company
• Represented the plaintiff in an advertising technology antitrust trial
• Represented the plaintiff in antitrust litigation involving information sharing practices in the agriculture and food-processing sectors
• Served as trial counsel in a criminal bid-rigging prosecution involving the concrete paving and construction industry
• Served as investigative counsel into allegations of criminal bid rigging conduct involving the asphalt paving and construction industry
• Served as investigative counsel into allegations of a criminal “no poach” labor agreement in the financial services sector
• Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in antitrust lawsuit
• Represented industrial manufacturer in lawsuit alleging unlawful tying
• Represented a major U.S. bank in a system-wide, government-initiated internal investigation involving allegations of banking fraud
• Served as pro bono trial counsel for a political asylum applicant