
Matthew Sumner
About
Matthew Sumner provides business-minded, strategic legal counsel on matters spanning technology transactions, general corporate matters, commercial and partnership agreements and intellectual property issues. Matt has experience as in-house counsel at multiple startups, allowing him to understand client issues deeply and at a practical level.
A former senior associate at an Am Law 5 firm, Matt worked with clients across a broad range of industries on their most complicated transactional matters. He has worked extensively in cutting transformative technology sectors, including digital assets, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Practice areas
- Intellectual Property > IP Licensing
- Technology Law > AI Law
- General Corporate
- Commercial Contracts
- Crypto & Blockchain
- Intellectual Property
- M&A Law
Experience

GC
Messari
Dec 2022 – Apr 2025

Corporate Counsel
Protocol Labs
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

Legal Counsel
Binance.US 🇺🇸
May 2021 – Oct 2021
JD
New York University School of Law
2016
BA
Lehigh University
2012