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Matthew L. Reece

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Counsel and Director

Manatt Digital and Technology
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Education
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1998

    Princeton University, A.B., History, cum laude, 1992

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Matthew Reece is a counsel and director, bringing a mix of both legal and business advisory experience to the Manatt Digital and Technology group from our Boston office. Matt is a highly experienced corporate, licensing and regulatory attorney and business consultant in digital and technology matters, with a particular depth of experience in sports, entertainment, technology and hospitality.

In entertainment and sports, Matt counsels clients at all stages of growth in matters relating to advertising, marketing, media, intellectual property and data privacy. He is keenly focused on the development and deployment of next-generation technology and applications—including blockchain and Web3—in sports and entertainment, inside and outside the metaverse.

Matt also has extensive experience counseling companies in other industries such as consumer products, financial services and health care in digital and technology transactions and the commercialization of intellectual property. Matt has structured, negotiated and documented a wide variety of technology-related transactions, including IT, business process and transformational outsourcing arrangements; software licensing, development, maintenance and distribution contracts; cloud computing transactions; and hardware acquisition and maintenance agreements. In connection with this work, Matt has advised clients on numerous mergers, acquisitions, development and distribution relationships, and strategic alliances.

Prior to joining Manatt, Matt served as assistant general counsel of a global food service, sporting and hospitality company, where he assumed the role of chief legal officer for an “original six” NHL franchise, arena and associated foundation. Previously, Matt worked in business consulting as well as at several large national law firms, focusing on technology transactions, corporate, intellectual property and regulatory issues.

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Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia

Member of Sports Lawyers Association

Sports & Betting Editorial Advisory Board, Law360, 2022

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Quoted, “After Chaotic 2021, NCAA Faces Reckoning On Athlete Rights,” Law360, January 3, 2022.

Co-authored, “Data — and data protection — is key to digital strategies,” Sports Business Journal, November 17, 2021.

Contributed, “10 Things College Athletes Should Consider When Building a Business Based on Their Own Personal Brand,” Entrepreneur, August 15, 2021.

Quoted, “Why East Coast Hires Are Buying Into Manatt’s Hybrid Services Strategy,” The American Lawyer, July 21, 2021.

Quoted, “NCAA’s Move on Athlete Image Rights Raises Enforcement Questions,” Bloomberg Law, July 2, 2021.

Quoted, “5 Big Questions As NCAA, States Open NIL Floodgates,” Law360, July 2, 2021.

Authored, “Impending NIL landscape should have you cramming for finals,” Sports Business Journal, June 17, 2021.

Matthew in the News

  • 05.02.22

    Six Manatt Professionals Named to Law360’s 2022 Editorial Advisory ...

    Law360 has selected Manatt Partners Sirena Castillo, Anita Famili, Jeff Mannisto, Scott Pearson, Matt Reece and Prana Topper to be members ...

  • 01.06.22

    Manatt Entertainment Welcomes Prominent Entertainment Lawyer in Los ...

    Christopher Chatham brings deep industry and business advisory experience to Manatt’s nationally renowned Entertainment group  ...

  • 01.03.22

    Reece Quoted by Law360 on the Market for Collegiate Athlete Name, ...

    Manatt Digital and Technology Counsel and Director Matthew Reece was quoted in a Law360 article about how college athletes can now be paid for ...

  • 12.14.21

    Manatt Continues Growth of Digital and Technology Team With Arrival ...

    Timothy Lohse’s extensive intellectual property litigation and prosecution experience and Michel Narganes’ sophisticated corporate work ...

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Matthew's Articles

  • 11.17.21

    Data — and Data Protection — is Key to Digital Strategies

    Privacy and Data Security Co-leader and Partner Scott Lashway joined Manatt Digital and Technology Counsel and Director Matthew Reece in ...



  • 11.11.21

    A League of Their Own: State Name, Image and Likeness Laws for ...

    On July 1, 2021, more than 460,000 NCAA student-athletes attending 1,100+ colleges and universities across the United States became able to license ...



  • 08.15.21

    10 Things College Athletes Should Consider When Building a Business ...

    Special thank you to Manatt’s Ned Sherman and Matthew Reece for their contributions to this article. In his latest Entrepreneur ...



  • 06.16.21

    Impending NIL Landscape Should Have You Cramming for Finals

    Manatt Counsel and Director Matthew Reece authored an article for Sports Business Journal covering the new name, image and likeness (NIL) laws ...



Matthew's Newsletters

  • 07.01.21

    NCAA Adopts Interim Policy Allowing Student Athletes to Monetize NIL

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association has adopted an Interim Policy that, starting July 1, allows student athletes across the country to ...

  • 06.22.21

    Supreme Court Speaks on Student Athlete Compensation in Alston v. NCAA

    The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Alston v. NCAA, affirming under antitrust law a lower ...



Matthew's Events and Webinars

  • 12.29.21

    Episode 15: Reflections on 2021 and a Look Ahead at 2022

    Perfect Balance has covered a variety of top issues and opportunities facing advertisers and marketers in 2021, including loyalty ...



  • 11.23.21

    Tackling Privacy and Data Security Concerns in the Evolving World of ...

    In this episode of Data on Demand, host Scott T. Lashway, partner and co-leader of Manatt’s Privacy and Data Security practice, is ...



  • 09.21.21

    New Class of Talent: NCAA NIL Changes and Implications for Brand, ...

    The NCAA’s new name, image and likeness (NIL) rules and state laws allow college athletes to profit from legitimate brand partnerships, ...



  • 06.17.21

    Episode 10: New to the Game: College Athletes on Verge of Huge ...

    For years, student athletes have not been able to directly participate in the licensing of their name, image and likeness (NIL). But not ...

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