Bio

Matthew Mao practice focuses on debt financings and other corporate transactions. He brings a wealth of experience as in-house counsel at several organizations, most recently for Fanatics, a licensed sports apparel, collectibles, and gaming company, where he led financings and covered a wide scope of corporate matters as Senior Vice President, Legal. Beforehand, he also served as Senior Legal Director, Corporate Transactions, for Hillspire as well as Vice President, Legal, at MacAndrews & Forbes, where he advised on a variety of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, equity investments, debt financings, and liability management transactions. Matt originally joined Cleary Gottlieb in 2010 as an associate and moved in-house in 2018. In July 2024, he rejoined the firm as a partner.