Matthew Shayefar is an experienced transactional and litigation lawyer. Matt is a graduate cum laude of Boston University's School of Law, where he received a concentration in Intellectual Property and was an editor of the Boston University Law Review.

Prior to attending law school, Matt earned a Masters in Computer Science, a Bachelors in Computer Science, a Bachelors in Mathematics and a minor in Music from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Matt spent over three years practicing at a boutique law firm in Boston, Massachusetts, before he moved back to Los Angeles, California, where he grew up. However, he keeps a bi-coastal practice, representing his East Coast clients by means of his technological familiarity and personal connections.

Matt grew up on the Internet and has always considered himself to be a techie. He was drawn to the legal field after getting his Master's Degree in Computer Science when he saw the way that the law, particularly intellectual property law, was failing to keep track with cutting-edge online technology developments and the way the world used the Internet.

Although Matt specializes in representing "high-" tech companies like web hosting providers, cyber-lockers, payment processors, webmasters, domain name registrars, tube sites, app developers, and software development companies, he also takes great pleasure and pride in representing the "low-" and “no-” tech world as well, including commercial landlords, adult and child day care centers, restaurants and clubs, health care providers, consumer product companies, and other small and medium size businesses.  Matt's clients include multiple websites from the top 1,000 websites in the world.

Matt has been recognized as a SuperLawyers Rising Star in 2014-2017 and 2019-2023.

Education:

  • Boston University, School of Law, J.D. (2012)

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, M.S. Computer Science (2008)

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.S. Computer Science (2008)

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Mathematics (2008)

Admissions:

  • Supreme Court of the United States

  • California

  • Florida

  • Massachusetts

  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

  • U.S. Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit

  • U.S. Circuit Court for the Ninth Circuit

  • U.S. Circuit Court for the Eleventh Circuit

  • Previously admitted pro hac vice in Arizona, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.