Bio

Matthew Yarbrough is a partner in M&R’s Dallas office and member of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Intellectual Property and White-Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Groups. An internationally recognized trial lawyer, he has nearly three decades of experience in the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy, IP, corporate fraud and government white-collar investigations, both as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) and in private practice as a defense attorney, legal expert and strategist. In his capacity as an AUSA, Matthew prosecuted numerous high-profile and complex white-collar criminal cases involving securities, IP, banking, healthcare, money laundering, business fraud schemes and terrorism. As a testament to his talents in this area of the law, Matthew served as the head of the first-of-its-kind trial task force charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Cybercrimes Task Force prosecuted hi-tech crime and criminal IP cases in federal courts throughout the U.S. After leaving the DOJ, Yarbrough was immediately tapped in private practice by former Texas Attorney General John Cornyn to help create the Texas Internet Bureau, a precedent-setting agency with the mission of fighting internet fraud, privacy violations and consumer data breaches. Beyond the courtroom, Matthew has been an Adjunct Professor at SMU School of Law, where he has taught Technology Litigation & Hi-Tech Crimes and Trial Advocacy. He has also appeared as a legal expert on numerous TV news outlets such as CNN, ABC News, MSNBC and Fox. Over the years, Matthew’s cases have been widely publicized as well, making headlines in such national periodicals as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, Business 2.0, and ZD Net. The numerous articles Matthew has written include “Suing the Insecure in Cyberspace”; “Stanger-Torts in the Strange World of Cyberspace”; and “Corp 101 – Kicking in the IP Door: Become the Enforcer, Not the Victim.” By virtue of his vast expertise and successful trial record, Matthew has become a trusted advisor to both the public and private sector, state and federal government, Fortune 500s and start-up companies. In fact, he has lectured and trained executives at several multinationals on crisis management, corporate compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity breaches and the defense of government enforcement actions.