Matt Kline is a general commercial litigator who also works on public policy matters.  His practice is global in scope, and he represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of cases—with a focus on intellectual property, contract disputes, international cases, and the water industries.  Matt heads O’Melveny’s Water Industry Practice, which helps clients navigate the many transactional, regulatory, and litigation issues implicated by this ever-more-important resource.

With 16-plus years as a litigator, Matt has extensive experience in cases involving intense public scrutiny, and his work for clients like Warner Bros. has been featured regularly in the national press.  Matt is actively involved in public service, including work as counsel on the National War Powers Commission and board service for KCRW, the Center for Early Education, and Cancer for College.  Matt has also worked extensively on pro bono matters during his tenure at O’Melveny. His pro bono work has been recognized by the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and National Lawyers Guild.  Matt also is Chairman of the Warren Christopher Scholarship committee and devotes hundreds of hours each year to running the 24-year-old scholarship program that serves public high school students from Los Angeles.

Matt regularly lectures at a variety of law schools and universities as well as at conferences.

Before joining O’Melveny, Matt attended law school at UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the California Law Review. Matt clerked for the Honorable Edward R. Becker, then-Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.