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Lawyers

San Francisco
315 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94111


Fresno
6781 N. Palm Avenue
Suite 102
Fresno, CA 93704


Education

J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 1996

  • Recipient of the Moot Court Best Brief Award
  • American Jurisprudence Award for Insurance Law 

B.S., University of Southern California, 1992

  • Best Business Plan

Honors

Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
Recognized as one of the leading Insurance lawyers in California (2024)

Super Lawyers® distinction in Insurance Coverage (2016-2024)

Best Lawyers in America® distinction in Insurance Law (2019-2025)

Biography
Matthew Foy serves both as the National Practice Group Leader of the firm's Property and Casualty Insurance practice as well as the Practice Group Leader of the San Francisco Insurance group. Matthew has more than 25 years' experience representing national insurers at the claims stage, in trial, and on appeal.
 
Matthew’s practice focuses on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation and advice involving first party property policies as well as primary and excess liability policies with an emphasis on personal and advertising injury, cyber-liability, complex fire litigation, environmental, asbestos, other mass torts, and construction defect matters. He also regularly handles all aspects of insurance cases involving professional liability insurance, D&O, E&O, inland marine, and life, health, and disability insurance products.
 
Matthew assists clients with drafting policy language and claims manuals. He also provides in-house client seminars on coverage and claims handling issues, as well as litigation planning.
 
In addition to his insurance practice, Matthew regularly represents corporate clients in connection with contract negotiation, dispute resolution and related litigation. He also maintains a professional liability defense practice which focuses on the defense of insurance brokers and legal professionals.
 
Matthew is a frequent speaker on issues confronting the insurance industry and is active with DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, for which he was the immediate past Chair of its Insurance Law Committee and the current Chair of its ALI Task force, which was formed to address concerns with ALI’s Insurance Restatement Project. Matthew is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel. 
 

Admissions

  • California
  • Massachusetts

Memberships

  • California State Bar Association
  • San Francisco Bar Association
  • Massachusetts State Bar Association
  • DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar - Immediate Past Chair, Insurance Law Committee
     
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