Timothy N. Mathews

TIMOTHY N. MATHEWS a partner in the Haverford office, is a graduate of Rutgers School of Law-Camden (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003) and Rutgers University-Camden (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000). While attending law school, Tim was a Teaching Assistant for the Legal Research and Writing Program and received the 1L Legal Writing Award. He was also Lead Marketing Editor of the Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion and one of the top 10 oralists in the national Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court competition. During law school, Tim also served as a research assistant to Professor Darren R. Latham and contributed research to The Historical Amendability of the American Constitution: Speculations on an Empirical Problematic, 55 Am. U.L. Rev. 145 (2005).

Tim has represented plaintiffs in numerous antitrust, securities, consumer fraud, ERISA, tax, and shareholder derivative litigations in federal and state courts. He also has significant appellate experience in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits.

 Among other cases, Tim has had an active role in the following actions:

•  In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation (MDL 04-1586) - Tim played a prominent role on behalf of fund derivative plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation involving alleged market timing in eighteen mutual fund families.  The MDL involved hundreds of parties and has resulted in numerous settlements totaling over $250 million.  On behalf of the firm in its role as lead fund derivative counsel, Tim played an important role in achieving the following joint class/derivative settlement amounts:

                                  Pilgrim Baxter Subtrack       $29.8 million 
                                  Strong Subtrack                    $13.7 million 
                                  One Group Subtrack            $5.5 million 
                                  Excelsior Subtrack                $3.9 million  
                                  Janus Subtrack                     $1.9 million

 Tim is also currently pursuing an appeal in the Janus subtrack in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit presenting novel questions concerning the remedies for violations of Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. 

•  International Fibercom – D&O Insurance Actions - Tim has had a central role in prosecuting several related actions seeking to recover a securities fraud judgment from Fibercom’s Director’s and Officer’s Liability insurers, including prosecuting an appeal in the Ninth Circuit and several actions and garnishment proceedings in the District of Arizona. The first layer carrier settled for the full balance of its policy limits, and an action against the second layer carrier is pending.

•  McWilliams v. Long Beach, Granados v. County of Los Angeles, Granados v. City of Los Angeles - Tim is one of the primary attorneys responsible for developing and prosecuting these cases challenging the imposition of a utility users tax on certain telephone service by the City and County of Los Angeles and the City of Long Beach.  Tim is currently working on an appeal before the California Supreme Court which will decide important issue of California constitutional and statutory law. 

• Alberton v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. - Tim played a prominent role in successfully defeating motions to dismiss in this certified class action where Plaintiffs allege that Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and its agents overcharged homeowners for title insurance policies by failing to give refinance and reissue rate discounts as required by law.

• In re Live Concert Antirust, MDL 1745 - Tim has provided significant assistance to lead counsel in this pending class action alleging that Clear Channel and its affiliates monopolized and attempted to monopolize the markets for live concerts and concert tickets by, inter alia, leveraging their position in radio markets to coerce performers to use their concert promotion services.

•  In re natural Gas Commodity Litigation - Tim assisted lead counsel in prosecuting this multidistrict litigation alleging manipulation of the price of natural gas futures contracts which resulted in over $100 million in settlements. 

• CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc. Federal Securities Litigation - Tim assisted in the prosecution of this class action asserting federal securities law claims on behalf of investors in a $3.0 Billion real estate investment trust which settled for $35 million.

Tim is a member of the Amicus Committee for the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys (NASCAT).

He also supervises and coordinates the firm’s Drexel University and Drexel University School of Law co-op programs, as well as the Summer Associate program for the Haverford office.

Tim was selected as a Pennsylvania Rising Star in 2008 and 2010 by Law & Politics and the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine, as listed in the "Pennsylvania Rising Stars Super Lawyers" publication.

Tim’s pro bono work has included representation of the Holmesburg Fish and Game Protective Association in Philadelphia. He is also a member of the Delaware County Field and Stream Association.