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    Matthew Urdan

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    • San Francisco
    • Office+1 415.984.8329
    • murdan@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Matthew Urdan is a litigator with extensive experience in real estate, business, and employment actions.

    Practice Areas

    LitigationConstruction & Real Estate LitigationReal EstateCommercial Lease DisputesComplex DisputesArbitration, Mediation & Alternative Dispute ResolutionCooperatives & Condominiums

    Industries

    Real Estate

    /My focus

    My real estate litigation practice includes purchase and sale disputes, fraud and nondisclosure claims, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, quiet title actions, mechanic’s lien litigation, easement disputes, and elder abuse claims.

    I also handle a variety of business disputes, including contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair competition actions.

    /In the news

    • The American Lawyer

      Nixon Peabody picks up 10 lawyers amid uptick in real estate disputes

      The following article covers the arrival of a prominent women-led Real Estate Litigation team in San Francisco. Led by partners Ashley Klein and Jeanne Grove, the team also includes partner Jaimie Bombard; counsel Morgan Cahill-Marsland, Laura Campbell, Lauren Jones, and Matthew Urdan; and department attorneys Stephanie Andersen, Alexandra Azad, and Lindsey Schmidt. The American Lawyer and Law360 articles also quote Litigation Department head Tony Barron and San Francisco Office Managing Partner Rob Weikert.

      June 27, 2023
    • Law360

      Nixon Peabody hires women-led real estate team in California

      The following article covers the arrival of a prominent women-led Real Estate Litigation team in San Francisco. Led by partners Ashley Klein and Jeanne Grove, the team also includes partner Jaimie Bombard; counsel Morgan Cahill-Marsland, Laura Campbell, Lauren Jones, and Matthew Urdan; and department attorneys Stephanie Andersen, Alexandra Azad, and Lindsey Schmidt. The American Lawyer and Law360 articles also quote Litigation Department head Tony Barron and San Francisco Office Managing Partner Rob Weikert.

      June 27, 2023
    • Bloomberg Law

      Nixon Peabody adds real estate litigation team in San Francisco

      The following article covers the arrival of a prominent women-led Real Estate Litigation team in San Francisco. Led by partners Ashley Klein and Jeanne Grove, the team also includes partner Jaimie Bombard; counsel Morgan Cahill-Marsland, Laura Campbell, Lauren Jones, and Matthew Urdan; and department attorneys Stephanie Andersen, Alexandra Azad, and Lindsey Schmidt.

      June 27, 2023

    /Admitted to practice

    California
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

    /Education

    University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), J.D.
    University of California, Berkeley, B.A.

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      Nixon Peabody adds prominent women-led Real Estate Litigation team

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      • San Francisco
      • Office:+1 415.984.8309
      • abarron@nixonpeabody.com
      Anthony Barron
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      • Long Island
      • Office:+1 516.832.7613
      • tdaub@nixonpeabody.com
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      • rfisher@nixonpeabody.com
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      • jholmes@nixonpeabody.com
      Jenny L. Holmes
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      Partner / Practice Group Leader, Complex Disputes
      • Chicago
      • Office:+1 312.977.4460
        Mobile:+1 708.606.8720
      • jtruskusky@nixonpeabody.com
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