Atty. Matthew Gerend
Matthew Gerend practices in the firm’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, representing employees, benefit plans, and consumers in litigation to enforce antitrust laws and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). Matt has represented plaintiffs in federal courts across the country to redress harms stemming from breaches of fiduciary duties, investment fraud, anticompetitive conduct, and other misconduct that harms employees, benefit plans, and consumers.
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Matthew Gerend is an attorney based in Seattle, Washington, practforg at Keller Rohrback LLP. They haand 16+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2010. Admitted to practice in Washington, Washington State Bar Association (2010). Educated at Georgetown University (J.D., 2010). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (2026). Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Matthew Gerend practices in the firm’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, representing employees, benefit plans, and consumers in litigation to enforce antitrust laws and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”)
- Matt has represented plaintiffs in federal courts across the country to redress harms stemming from breaches of fiduciary duties, investment fraud, anticompetitive conduct, and other misconduct that harms employees, benefit plans, and consumers
- Matt has also represented health plan members and health plans in litigation to hold pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufactures accountable for unfair, deceptive, and anticompetitive practices that artificially drive up the prices for critical medications, such as the EpiPen and the MS drug Copaxone
- Matt became interested in the laws protecting retirement and health benefits as a clerk with AARP Foundation Litigation, where he helped draft a number of amicus curiae briefs filed in the U.S
- Supreme Court and U.S
- Courts of Appeals regarding the proper interpretation and implementation of ERISA
- During law school, Matt also worked as an intern with the Community Development Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Matt believes that lawyers have a unique ability to effect social change, an ethic that has guided his work representing individuals and benefit plans against those engaged in divisive and fraudulent practices
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Why local counsel matters in Washington
Practforg law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Seattle are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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