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
I am a business and technology attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience in private practice and in-house roles. I serve as outside general counsel to technology, media, advertising and growth companies and work closely with executives, business teams and in-house legal departments on complex commercial agreements, strategic transactions and the day-to-day legal issues that come with operating and growing a business.
Before co-founding Murphy Bova, I practiced for nearly four years at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and later served as in-house counsel to a software company. Before becoming a lawyer, I spent more than seven years in sales and business development with digital businesses, including About.com and Shopping.com. That business background has had a significant impact on how I practice law. I understand that the objective is not simply to identify legal risk—it is to understand the business, focus on the issues that actually matter and find a practical way to get the deal done.
A significant part of my practice involves structuring, drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements, including services agreements, SaaS and cloud agreements, software and technology licenses, advertising and media agreements, data agreements, development agreements, strategic partnerships, distribution arrangements, and customer and vendor agreements. I also advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, financings, employment and executive matters, corporate governance and other strategic transactions.
As outside general counsel, I become part of my clients’ teams. I learn their businesses, understand their objectives and provide practical, responsive advice across the legal issues they face. I also work with established in-house legal departments that need experienced support on commercial transactions, strategic projects or simply additional capacity when things get busy.
My approach is straightforward: understand the business, protect the client where it matters and keep things moving.
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.