Practice Experience

• Matt Allen is the chair of the firm’s Class Action Task Force and head of the Carlton Fields class action blog, “Classified.”
• Mr. Allen has particular emphasis in class action and antitrust litigation. More broadly, his area of practice is complex litigation, including antitrust law, insurance litigation, appellate law, and general business disputes.
• He also has experience with governmental antitrust investigations, including those conducted by the Florida Attorney General’s office.
• Mr. Allen is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law.

Professional and Civic Activities

• American Bar Association, Antitrust and Litigation Sections
• Appellate Practice Committee, Subcommittee to Study Circuit Size (1993)
• The Florida Bar
  The Florida Bar Journal, Editor of Trial Law Column (2005-present)
  Antitrust & Trade Regulation Law Certification Committee (2010-2013)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• The Federalist Society, Tampa Bay Lawyers Chapter, Past President
• A Woman’s Place Ministries, Past Director and Chairman of Board
• The Paideia School of Tampa Bay, Director (2006-present)

Professional Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2009 and 2010

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1990)
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987)