Matthew D. Donovan

Matthew D. Donovan is a business and commercial litigator who resolves complex disputes involving the management and operation of closely-held and family-owned businesses, including disagreements among owners of New York corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.  Matt regularly prosecutes and defends derivative claims, as well as corporate dissolution proceedings, appraisal proceedings, and books-and-records proceedings, on behalf of minority and control owners of closely-held businesses. Matt also litigates cases involving commercial real estate and insurance coverage. Matt works closely with forensic accountants, business and real-estate appraisers, and other financial and business professionals to ensure that his clients’ interests are protected.

A native of Minnesota, Matt frequently serves as lead and co-counsel for Minnesota-based commercial clients compelled to litigate in the New York metropolitan region, including under contractual forum-selection provisions.  Following law school, Matt served as a law clerk for Judges (now retired) Gordon W. Shumaker, Terri J. Stoneburner, and Bruce D. Willis of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Matt is a leader within the Commercial Litigation and Business Divorce practice groups. He shares his deep knowledge of law and procedure in these areas by authoring thought-leadership articles and is a regular contributor to Farrell Fritz’s blog concerning practice in the New York Commercial Division where he litigates the majority of his cases.