“[Matthew Kane] understands the role of an in-house lawyer and thinks outside the box…[he] is very smart, responsive and very knowledgeable about the issues facing our industry…[and] is a dynamic problem solver.”
“He is outstanding.”
— Chambers USA 2021 and 2022
Matthew Kane is a Co-Leader of the firm’s Employment/Wage & Hour Class Actions practice team. For almost three decades, as a lawyer in private practice and in-house counsel for a Fortune 50 company, he has been providing clients with proactive, pragmatic and cutting-edge strategies for preventing, resolving and defending employment and other business disputes and issues. Matt is passionate about delivering exceptional client service and work product and finding the shortest and most cost-effective path to a positive outcome for the clients, however they may define that. He has been recognized as a West Trailblazer by The American Lawyer, a BTI Consulting Client Service All Star, a Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyer and a Human Resources Executive Most Powerful Employment Lawyer, and is Chambers-rated for Labor & Employment – California.
Matthew Kane represents businesses in preventing, litigating and resolving employment-related claims, including wage and hour class actions and collective actions, California Labor Code Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) representative actions, misappropriation of trade secrets and non-competition agreement claims, and labor-management relations issues. Matt has significant experience representing clients in the financial services, food and beverage, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate services, retail, transportation and third-party logistics and distribution industries.
Matt previously served as in-house counsel for the Kroger Co. In that role, he managed all employment-related and consumer compliance issues and litigation involving the approximately 35,000 employees, 500 retail stores, three distribution centers and four manufacturing and food processing plants of Kroger divisions located in California, Nevada, Illinois and Indiana.
Clients consistently commend Matt’s candid and pragmatic advice and counsel as he guides them through the complex landscape of employment-related issues to workable, efficient solutions. For over a decade, Matt served as lead national wage and hour class action defense counsel for one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., and he serves in similar roles nationally and regionally for clients in other industries. His practice is national in scope, representing clients in courts throughout the U.S., including in California, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
