Matthew Hoffman is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm's Litigation Department. Mr. Hoffman handles all aspects of civil trial work and has extensive experience in products liability, product recall, and mass tort litigation; insurance and reinsurance; and legal malpractice defense. He also has litigated and arbitrated numerous cases involving a wide variety of pharmaceutical and consumer products such as anti-inflammatories, contraceptives, medical devices, NSAIDs, and pet foods. Mr. Hoffman has tried a number of civil jury and non-jury cases to successful conclusions.
Select recent achievements include:
ˇ Complete defense verdict in eight-week jury trial involving allegations by hundreds of homeowner plaintiffs that odors from client's manufacturing facility constituted a legal nuisance.
ˇ Summary adjudication of trespass, bodily injury, and punitive damages claims in a toxic contamination case, resulting in plaintiff dismissing the lawsuit within hours after the granting of summary adjudication was announced.
ˇ Dismissal with prejudice of multimillion-dollar legal malpractice lawsuit on behalf of national law firm.
ˇ Won denial of permanent injunction against medical device manufacturer notwithstanding prior verdict of patent infringement.
Mr. Hoffman earned his law degree from Harvard University in 2003, where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and instructed first year law students in legal research and writing. He received a B.A. degree cum laude in Political Science and Russian from Duke University in 1995 and was a member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). Prior to attending law school, Mr. Hoffman served as a U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer, with tours at the Pentagon (1998-2000), Miramar (1996-1998) and Rota, Spain (1995). During his service, Mr. Hoffman participated in Operation Southern Watch in the Arabian Gulf aboard the U.S.S. Constellation, conducted counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, and trained at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center ("Top Gun"). Mr. Hoffman received both the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal and completed his Navy service in March 2005 at the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Mr. Hoffman is a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and Veterans Bar Association.