Matthew P. Murphy
Phone: (646) 405-6100
Email: mmurphy@murphybova.com
Bar Admission
New York, 2007
Not admitted in Connecticut
Education
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2006, Cum Laude
State University of New York at New Paltz, B.A., 1996
HONORS
Super Lawyers - Rising Stars | New York, NY
Avvo - Clients' Choice Award
With more than 15 years of legal experience, as a business lawyer, I provide both legal and business counsel to my clients, including guidance on strategies for formation and growth of emerging businesses, employment arrangements, ordinary course business agreements, mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings and venture capital transactions. Prior to co-founding Murphy Bova LLP, I worked at law firms and as in-house counsel, including spending nearly 4 years practicing at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and nearly 2 years acting as in-house counsel for a software company. In addition, prior to becoming a lawyer, I spent more than 7 years working in sales and business development roles with online properties such as About.com and Shopping.com.
I have advised clients in various industries, including pharmaceutical and healthcare products, media and entertainment, creative and design agencies, manufacturing, and technology. My experience includes advising private companies in connection with domestic and cross-border transactions.
On behalf of my clients I have drafted, negotiated and finalized numerous corporate documents, including incorporation or formation documents, limited liability company agreements, bylaws, joint venture agreements, consulting agreements and employment agreements. In addition, I have drafted, negotiated and finalized numerous small and multi-million dollar ordinary course business agreements, including licensing agreements, advertising agreements, cloud services agreements, service agreements, distribution agreements, development agreements and data use agreements.
Leveraging my broad legal and business experience, I can act as your general counsel and an operations executive so you can focus on successfully running your business. I can be the catalyst by providing you exceptional resources to help your business grow.
Keith Bova
Phone: (203) 918-4480
Email: kbova@murphybova.com
BAR Admissions
Maryland, 2006
Connecticut, 2008
New York, 2015
Education
University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 2006, Cum Laude
Boston College, B.A., 2003
HONORS
Super Lawyers - Rising Stars | Stamford, CT (CT Disclaimer)
My practice is focused on representing growth companies, startups, entrepreneurs and other individuals across a broad spectrum of business transactions and investigations. I advise my clients on all corporate matters from formation through exit. Whether you are launching a new venture, raising a financing round, investigating a sensitive corporate matter, strategizing through complicated corporate governance issues, acquiring a business, hiring an executive, setting up an employee incentive plan, or selling your business, I would love to partner with you in your endeavors. Having worked with many businesses and entrepreneurs, I know that your lawyer’s responsiveness, quality and cost are crucial to your business. I take great pride in getting to know my clients’ businesses so that I can help them navigate through complex issues, avoid costly mistakes, negotiate and document breakthrough transactions, and ultimately succeed in their ventures.
I have been certified by the ACFE as a certified fraud examiner, and dedicate a significant portion of my practice to helping clients investigate potential fraud and other wrongdoing affecting their companies, affiliates, vendors, and other parties. We represent companies, Boards of Directors, special committees, activist shareholder groups and others in complex internal investigations that encompass interviews, fact-finding, document production and review, coordination with external parties, strategic advice, and multi-faceted conclusions. In addition, we help clients stay ahead of the curve through training, policy design, monitoring, and other maintenance steps.
Below is a sample of my client representations:
Affiliated media group in $100M+ of acquisitions of both US-based and UK-based companies
Restructurings, financings and buyouts of affiliated groups in the telemedicine, software, agriculture, business services, manufacturing, apparel, venture/studio, cleantech, and other industries
Investigation of corporate malfeasance and fraud claims at subsidiary-levels of Advertising conglomerate
Shareholder group investigating claims against senior management of safety tech company
Numerous private debt and equity placements at live-streaming sports/events tech company
Multiple equity, debt and convertible securities investments in various Fintech and bank-backed companies
Multiple investment offerings of West Coast developer of hospitality properties
Acquisitions of companies in the accounting, franchise, car rental, education, government-tech, fintech and other industries
I live in Connecticut with my wife and three children.