Matthew R. DiBlasi

Matt DiBlasi is a New York attorney who practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on fraud and asset recovery in state and federal courts throughout the U.S.

Financial services industry clients, both foreign and domestic, can rely on Mr. DiBlasi to appear in matters involving cross-border litigation, including in disputes concerning foreign country and domestic award and judgment enforcement, post-judgment asset recovery and foreign discovery matters (including under 28 U.S.C. Section 1782).

Mr. DiBlasi also has substantial experience in connection with interim and protective remedies, litigating prejudgment attachment and injunction-predicated cases. He is well versed in advising public and private companies, partnerships, litigation trusts and international creditors (including litigation funders, foreign banks and aggrieved investors) in numerous award and judgment enforcement cases to maximize recovery of assets.

Mr. DiBlasi's notable engagements include:

• counsel to financial services clients and judgment creditors holding judgments against companies, individuals and government agencies, as well as pursuing discovery in aid of execution and asset recovery
• counsel to foreign financial institutions and family offices throughout the world in 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 proceedings to obtain discovery in the U.S.
• counsel to lenders, including foreign and domestic financial institutions, seeking to litigate and enforce and recover on nonperforming loans
• counsel to a litigation funder in award and judgment enforcement and conspiracy actions pending in multiple jurisdictions, including New York, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom
• counsel to foreign corporations who were the victims of fraudulent schemes in their efforts to intervene in domestic proceedings and/or obtain discovery via 28 U.S.C. Section 1782
• represented a national insurance carrier in multiple affirmative federal fraud litigations seeking to recover monies paid as a result of the perpetration of complex fraudulent schemes
• represented multiple clients in prosecuting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), fraud and deceptive trade practice claims
• represented a liquidation trust in an action arising from a massive Ponzi scheme that caused more than $500 million in damages to the bankrupt's estate
• represented a recovery trust in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against several dozen financial institutions, for, among other things, intentional and constructive fraudulent conveyances, fraud and aiding and abetting fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. DiBlasi was partner in the New York office of a top 100 U.S. law firm.