Matthew P. Steinberg focuses his practice on product liability and mass torts litigation. He has experience with many aspects of litigation, including expert witness development and discovery, motions practice, trial, and appeal.

Mr. Steinberg was a Dechert summer associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office in 2019. Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Steinberg served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Robert E. Bacharach of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and as a judicial intern to the Honorable Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He also served a legal intern within the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, as a legal intern within the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and as a legal intern within the Office of the U.S. Trustee.

    • A manufacturing company in product liability litigation involving allegations that a product sold to the military is related to hearing loss suffered by servicemen and women. Secured complete defense verdict in MDL bellwether trial.
    • A pharmaceutical and biotechnology company as U.S. national counsel regarding any product liability issues relating to its COVID-19 vaccine.
    • Getinge AB and Atrium Medical Corporation in more than 2,400 personal injury lawsuits that have been filed involving their hernia mesh products, including an MDL in New Hampshire.
    • Washington Legal Foundation in filing U.S. Supreme Court amicus curiae briefs concerning expert evidence, bellwether trials, and punitive damages.