Matthew T. Wirig

Matt Wirig is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Department and Investment Management Group and has been practicing law since 2006 when he joined Chapman and Cutler LLP. He has extensive experience representing clients involved in the investment management industry. Matt's experience includes the formation and ongoing representation of over 2,500 investment companies including unit investment trusts, open-end funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, hedge funds and private equity funds. He has worked extensively with investment advisers, broker-dealers and municipal securities dealers in a wide range of matters including the development of regulatory compliance and risk management programs.

Matt has been active in the development and implementation of a range of technology-enabled legal solutions for clients including document automation applications, document management systems and automated compliance and contract management programs.

Matt is active in legal education. He is an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame Law School teaching a course on modern transactional legal practice. He is a facilitator at Northwestern Law School for a course on client counseling and modern legal practice. Matt also serves on the Advisory Board for Northwestern Law School’s Center for Practice Engagement and Innovation. He has an active pro bono practice through the American Bar Association's (ABA) Free Legal Answers program, administered in Illinois by Illinois Legal Aid Online. Matt also serves on the board of directors for Illinois Legal Aid Online, an organization that sits at the center of the legal aid system in Illinois and uses technology to simplify our complex legal system and connect people to the best help that is available to them.