Attorney Profile

Matthew V. Spero
PartnerMatthew V. Spero represents debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, lenders, principals, and landlords in business reorganizations, restructurings, acquisitions, and liquidations before the bankruptcy courts in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as in out-of-court workouts.
A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups, Matt represents businesses in the electronics, health, construction, plastics, garment, automotive, and factoring industries. His clients include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate owners and developers, restaurants, physicians and medical practices, non-profits, unions, and health and welfare funds. Matt represents clients in matters as diverse as avoidance actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, assumption/rejection of executory contracts, and dischargeability of debt.
Matt is a published author, having written for The Nassau Lawyer, Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, and Law 360, and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs.
He regularly provides pro bono representation, including to the indigent in landlord-tenant court, for which he was honored in 2013 by being named an “Access to Justice Champion” by the Nassau County Bar Association. He is the former Chair of the Bankruptcy Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association and the former Chair of the Bankruptcy Committee of the New York State Bar Association. He currently serves as Counsel to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Academy of Law and sits on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section.
Matt is a former vice president and board member of the Chaminade Alumni Association and the former president of the Chaminade Businessmen’s Association. He also is a mentor in St. John’s University School of Law’s mentoring program and serves as a Vice President of the Leadership Council for Mentor New York (f/k/a Long Island Mentoring Partnership), a non-profit that seeks to match up at-need youth with mentors. He is also a long-time youth sports coach and former member of the Executive Committee of the Plainview Little League Board of Directors.
Matt has been recognized as a New York Super Lawyer in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In March 2014, he was featured as “One to Watch” by Long Island Business News.
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556-0926
New York
Court AdmissionsUnited States District Courts for the Eastern & Southern Districts of New York
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Bar AffiliationsNassau County Bar Association – Counsel – Nassau Academy of Law, Former Chair of Bankruptcy Committee
New York State Bar Association – Business Law Section, Executive Committee member, Former Chair of Bankruptcy Committee
EducationSt. John’s University School of Law, Juris Doctor, a member of the National Moot Court team
Fairfield University, B.A.
Practice Groups
News & Publications
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The Title Reporter – Winter 2021
January 8 | 2021 -
Spero and Boyd Author Articles for Nassau Lawyer
December 29 | 2020 -
Boyd and Spero Victorious on Summary Judgment Motion Pursuant to CPLR 3213
November 5 | 2020 -
Title Insurance Coverage And Easement Disputes: Case Update
October 15 | 2020 -
The Title Reporter — Fall 2020
October 7 | 2020 -
6 Rivkin Radler Partners to Present at USLAW Virtual Retreat
September 21 | 2020 -
The Title Reporter
July 1 | 2020 -
Spero to Present Virtual Seminar on Bankruptcy Fundamentals
June 16 | 2020 -
Put Your Business on Solid Financial Footing before Hitting ‘Unpause’
May 5 | 2020 -
Paycheck Protection Program Helps with Operating Expenses
March 30 | 2020
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