Matthew Laroche is a partner in Milbank’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group. Matt’s practice focuses on white collar defense, government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and regulatory compliance. An accomplished former federal prosecutor, Matt represents prominent financial institutions, multinational companies, asset management firms, boards, and individuals in high-stakes investigations and criminal, civil, and regulatory enforcement matters. With a specific background in multinational settings, financial corruption, and cybercrime, Matt regularly advises clients facing critical and novel legal challenges. He also has substantial experience in cryptocurrency matters, frequently representing individuals and entities in cryptocurrency-related criminal, civil, and regulatory probes and enforcement actions. Matt is a highly experienced trial lawyer. He has served as lead or co-lead attorney in over a dozen federal and state trials, including some of the most complex and significant trials in recent years. In 2024, he co-led a major victory and complete dismissal midway through trial for a client accused of criminally possessing allegedly stolen handwritten lyrics to songs from the Eagles’ 1976 album “Hotel California,” a highly publicized criminal case in Manhattan Supreme Court. In 2023, Matt co-led the successful trial defense of flexPATH Strategies, LLC, one of the largest target date fund providers in the world, in a federal class action lawsuit involving claims that flexPATH breached its fiduciary duties in connection with the management of over $600 million in assets. Matt secured a judgment in favor of flexPATH on all claims following a two-week long trial. In 2022, Matt led the defense and secured a favorable result in a federal criminal trial in the Southern District of New York on behalf of a client accused of participating in a global wire fraud conspiracy.