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Matthew Finegan
Associate
Practice Areas
Matthew Finegan is an Associate at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., where he is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department. He focuses his practice on complex commercial and civil litigation matters.
Matthew represents clients in a wide range of disputes, including business divorce matters, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud, civil RICO, construction-related litigation, and matters involving the trucking industry. He has also handled general liability and labor law claims on behalf of property owners, contractors, and insurers.
Matthew’s experience spans all phases of litigation. He has conducted and handled arbitrations and mediations, and regularly manages pre-litigation investigations, depositions, dispositive motion practice, and trial preparation. He also has second-chair trial experience in matters involving catastrophic injuries.
Matthew earned his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law, where he served on the executive board of the Hugh L. Carey Dispute Resolution Society and was a member of the New York International Law Review. While at St. John’s, he received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Drafting New York State Practice and served as a teaching assistant for the first-year Lawyering seminar. He also worked part-time at a full-service litigation firm, gaining experience in dispositive motion practice and case management.
Prior to attending St. John’s, Matthew earned his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland, where he was a member of the SUNY Cortland Moot Court Society and interned for the Honorable Andrew A. Crecca, the District Administrative Judge of Suffolk County, during his final semester.
Matthew is admitted to practice in the State of New York, United States District Court for the Southern District and Eastern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Publications
- Twenty-Seven Ruskin Moscou Faltischek Attorneys Named as New York Metropolitan Area Super Lawyers for 2026
- Federal Court Dismisses Civil RICO Lawsuit With Prejudice in Major Victory for Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. Clients
- Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. Announces the Addition of Associate Matthew Finegan
Education
St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 2022)
State University of New York, at Cortland (B.S., 2019, Magna Cum Laude)