Matthew N. Kipnis

Matthew Kipnis is a corporate attorney with experience in mergers and acquisitions, transactional law, and securities law.

 Matt assists companies on matters relating to equity and debt financings, middle market mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and periodic securities filings. Matt has experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating definitive transaction agreements as well as the ancillary documents necessary to consummate transactions. Matt has managed all aspects of strategic transactions successfully through closing, including but not limited to complex reorganizations, and has guided clients through securities offerings including those exempt from registration under Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding. 

Matt has helped several of the firm’s clients manage their cap tables and resolve cap table related issues, and currently holds a Premier level certification status from Carta. 

Matt attended St. John’s University School of Law on full scholarship. While at St. John’s, Matt served on the Editorial Board of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review as Executive Notes and Comments Editor. Matt also spent two semesters as a student intern in St. John’s Securities Arbitration Clinic. His clinic work included representing investors in disputes against brokerage firms and associated parties. During his time at St. John’s, Matt externed with the FINRA Dispute Resolution Department, and also gained experience drafting and reviewing documents related to FINRA’s arbitration proceedings. 

Matt earned both his Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from Binghamton University. 

When not in the office, Matt enjoys supporting his favorite New York sports teams including the Yankees, Giants, Rangers, and Knicks.