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Matthew Sumner

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

  1. GC

    Messari

    Dec 2022 – Apr 2025

  2. Corporate Counsel

    Protocol Labs

    Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

  3. Legal Counsel

    Binance.US 🇺🇸

    May 2021 – Oct 2021

  4. JD

    New York University School of Law

    2016

  5. BA

    Lehigh University

    2012

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