Matt Scorcio is a litigation associate in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He works on every stage of disputes, with an emphasis on new and complex legal questions.  His recent experience includes:

• Securing plaintiff’s jury verdict of $5 million actual damages and $10 million punitive damages in fraudulent transfer case. American Lawyer said it was “only appropriate that Scorcio was there to take in the verdict” after examining “seven witnesses at trial,” including “cross-examination of all four defense experts.”
• Securing reversal by Texas Supreme Court of $12 million consequential damages award, and successfully defending Court of Appeals’ earlier reversal of $42 million consequential damages award. Signature Indus. Servs., LLC v. Int’l Paper Co., 638 S.W.3d 179 (Tex. 2022)
• Securing reversal by Fifth Circuit of district court’s order that a Dallas credit monitoring company waived its right to arbitration under terms of service. Forby v. One Techs., L.P., 13 F.4th 460 (5th Cir. 2021)
• Securing summary judgment against claims asserting over $100 million in damages against national law firm
• Resolving trade secret and non-competition dispute with departing executive
• Securing dismissal of multiple state False Claims Act cases against a Dallas industry company
• Securing dismissal of negligence claims against a professional sports executive
• Representing trustee in a multibillion-dollar fiduciary duty case

His pro bono practice has included the First Amendment Establishment Clause—Freedom From Religion Found., Inc. v. Mack, 49 F.4th 941 (5th Cir. 2022)—and amicus representation of crime victims’ rights.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Scorcio was a law clerk to the Honorable Don R. Willett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.  Mr. Scorcio graduated from Stanford Law School in 2016.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 2007.  He was a naval officer for six years.

Mr. Scorcio is a member of the Texas bar.  He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas.