Matthew A. Haven

Matt Haven is an accomplished trial lawyer with deep experience litigating high-stakes civil matters.

Before joining the firm, Matt served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division in the District of Maryland, where he represented the United States and various federal agencies in complex federal civil cases from their inception through appeals. As a Civil AUSA, Matt tried bench and jury trials to verdict and handled appeals in the Fourth Circuit.

His experience includes investigating fraud allegations, with a particular focus on healthcare rules and regulations. Matt has prosecuted high-profile civil fraud cases against Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and physicians under the False Claims Act. Matt pursued qui tam complaints and investigations originating from data-mining. His work led to the recovery of millions of dollars. He led the defense of multiple class-action lawsuits seeking nationwide injunctive relief, and he has litigated programmatic challenges to agency action. Matt has also defended high-exposure employment discrimination claims and personal injury matters.

After law school, Matt clerked for Hon. Stephanie A. Gallagher of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. After his federal clerkship, Matt entered private practice at leading Baltimore law firms, regularly representing individuals and businesses in various commercial and coverage disputes in federal, state, administrative, and religious courts.

Matt's federal court practice and reputation with the federal bench makes him an ideal choice of clients with matters in the District of Maryland and of out-of-state law firms in search of highly regarded local counsel.

Representative Matters

Trial and Appellate

Maine v. Becerra, Civil No. 16-3788-GLR (D. Md.) – obtained full defense verdict in four-day jury trial where Plaintiff alleged that NIH retaliated against him after complaining of discrimination.

Sweeper et al. v. United States, Civil No. 18-3989-BPG (D. Md.) – successfully defended United States in federal bench trial where a USPS tractor-trailer rear-ended Plaintiffs’ vehicle.

Decoster v. Becerra, Civil No. 21-2195-TDC, 2022 WL 3083343 (D. Md. Aug. 3, 2022) – prevailed on a pre-discovery motion to dismiss an employment discrimination complaint, and maintained district court’s dismissal of constructive discharge and hostile work environment claims in published opinion on appeal. 119 F.4th 332 (4th Cir. 2024).

Healthcare / False Claims Act

United States ex rel. Petrera v. Exactech, Inc., Civil No. 21-3325-SAG (D. Md.) – spearheaded investigation of medical device company and settled qui tam case for $8,000,000 where company allegedly sold knee replacement devices with knowledge that their devices had a defective polyethylene component, causing premature failure. Read the full press release here.

United States & State of Maryland ex rel. Gabriel v. Potomac Floral Wholesale, Inc., et al., Civil No. 21-0207-TDC (D. Md.) – collaborated with State AG and settled qui tam case for more than treble damages where company was alleged to have committed unemployment insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full press release here.

United States v. Udochi – settled data-mining case against Maryland physician for $663,094.76 where she wa

Service

Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, Permanent Member

University of Maryland School of Law, Moot Court Coach