Matt Fernández Konigsberg
Conflicts and Compliance Attorney
Matt Fernández Konigsberg is a seasoned legal professional and corporate generalist with a diverse background spanning various sectors of law. He has experience in the areas of conflicts, ethics, compliance, investigations, and risk assessment, including contract negotiations, regulatory inquiries, enterprise risk management, and the development of critical policy, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies.
Matt Fernández Konigsberg
Conflicts and Compliance Attorney
Matt Fernández Konigsberg is a seasoned legal professional and corporate generalist with a diverse background spanning various sectors of law. He has experience in the areas of conflicts, ethics, compliance, investigations, and risk assessment, including contract negotiations, regulatory inquiries, enterprise risk management, and the development of critical policy, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies.
Prior to joining Axinn, Matt served as a risk & compliance counsel at an international New York firm, where he focused on high-risk financial and reputational matters. Before transitioning to private practice, Matt held positions within the public sector, including the role of Special Counsel for Ethics, Risk, and Compliance at the State of New York Governor's Office. He worked closely with regulatory agencies and law enforcement to address fraud, waste, and abuse at a number of state agencies, while also implementing enterprise-wide due diligence systems, ethics programs, and conducting internal investigations. Matt also served as a general counsel for a start up security company. Matt began his career as a trial attorney and Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, and a commercial litigator at a medium-sized firm. Matt also has significant past experience as an arbitrator for the New York State Court System and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Matt earned his JD from Rutgers School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Education
- JD – Rutgers School of Law (2007)
- BA, English Language & Creative Writing – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Admissions
- New York
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