W. Matthew Weigel

Matt Weigel practices in the firm’s Business Representation & Transactions Group, advising public and private clients on a wide range of corporate transactions and governance matters. He also assists clients in navigating a diverse array of general corporate, financial, and securities matters.

Matt has broad experience with every aspect of litigation, having previously advised and represented clients as a member of the firm’s Litigation Group, focusing on complex commercial and general corporate litigation matters.

Matt earned his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he served as Managing Editor of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. While in school, Matt served on the staff of Ohio Senator William P. Coley, II and as a law clerk for the Honorable Susan J. Dlott of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Matt has extensive prior experience in non-profit management, development, and leadership theory through his time as a Fellow with El Pomar Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He also previously held several internships in the public sector in both Washington, D.C. and Colorado.  He earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

What was your first job?
Vacuumer at Johnny’s Car Wash on Beechmont/Pizza Chef at Pomodori’s in Montgomery. I can’t recall which was first, but both were miserable.

Where/how did you meet your significant other?
I met my wife, Jen, at a seedy Mexican restaurant called “MadMex” (which no longer exists) in Columbus after a law school final when we were both at Ohio State. She was writing a paper and I was drinking margaritas. Pretty telling, in hindsight.

What is your favorite book?
I can’t pick just one: Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes or Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.

What is the simplest thing you never learned to do?
For the life of me, I cannot shuffle a deck of cards.