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Matt Dixon is a senior associate in King & Spalding's Corporate, Finance and Investments group in Chicago. Matt has extensive experience representing clients in significant corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, de-SPAC transactions, shareholder activism and takeover defense matters, corporate governance, carve-outs, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate reorganizations and general corporate and securities matters. Matt's clients include a broad range of public and privately-held companies, private equity firms and boards of directors in a variety of industries.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Matt worked as a corporate associate at Latham & Watkins in Chicago, where he advised pubic and privately-held companies and private equity firms, including AMD, Aon, Ares, Audacy, Baxter, Cain International, Endeavor, GTCR, Hyatt, insitro, Shift4, Saputo and The Pritzker Organization, on a variety of M&A transactions, shareholder activism matters, corporate reorganizations and governance matters, including in connection with IPOs.
In addition to his work as a corporate associate, Matt maintains an active pro bono practice and previously served as a corps member with Teach For America in Milwaukee and as a fellow at the Public Interest Legal Initiative in Chicago.
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, cum laude
M.Ed., Marquette University
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois
English
March 24, 2023
K&S advises the special committee of the board of directors of U.S. Xpress in its $808M acquisition by Knight-Swift Transportation
March 21, 2023
U.S. Xpress to be Acquired by Knight-Swift Transportation
March 24, 2023
K&S advises the special committee of the board of directors of U.S. Xpress in its $808M acquisition by Knight-Swift Transportation
March 21, 2023
U.S. Xpress to be Acquired by Knight-Swift Transportation
March 24, 2023
K&S advises the special committee of the board of directors of U.S. Xpress in its $808M acquisition by Knight-Swift Transportation
March 21, 2023
U.S. Xpress to be Acquired by Knight-Swift Transportation
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, cum laude
M.Ed., Marquette University
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois
English