J. Matthew Belger

J. Matthew Belger is a partner in Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP’s Corporate Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on business law and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery. He handles fiduciary duty claims, corporate control contests, contract disputes, alternative entity litigation, and statutory proceedings under Delaware corporate law. He advises clients confronting sophisticated disputes that require detailed knowledge of Delaware governance principles and Chancery Court procedure.

Matthew earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2008. He graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif and served on the Virginia Law Review editorial board. He earned his B.S., summa cum laude, from Florida State University in 2005. He gained admission to the New York Bar in 2009 and the Delaware Bar in 2012.

Matthew previously served as a law clerk for Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster and Chancellor William B. Chandler III. He practiced as an associate with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York before joining the firm. He became a partner in 2018. He was part of the Delaware counsel team that secured a Chancery Court victory for Rent-A-Center in litigation concerning a proposed $1.4 billion acquisition.

J. Matthew Belger brings courtroom knowledge, judicial clerkship experience, and corporate law insight to high-stakes business disputes. He was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law in 2024. He received Super Lawyers Rising Star recognition from 2017 through 2019 and appeared on the 2019 Delaware Rising Stars list. He previously served as co-chair of the firm’s Recruiting Committee, reflecting his contributions to attorney development and firm leadership.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Delaware
• New York

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Florida State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)