Matthew Joseph Novian

Matthew has a track record of achieving highly favorable outcomes for clients in high-stakes, complex civil litigation matters. Matthew has succeeded in bringing early dispositive issues before the courts and saving costs associated with discovery, and is skilled in early and efficient dispute resolution. Clients trust him because he has a keen understanding of their business and develops common-sense, business-minded and creative strategies to help resolve matters as efficiently as possible. Matthew’s practice concentrates on partnership and contract disputes, employment matters, and healthcare litigation. As a result of his efforts, Matthew was selected to Super Lawyers’ Rising Star: 2025.

Matthew is also the co-chair of the Firm’s catastrophic injury division.  A fierce advocate for those who have been wronged in personal injury, mass torts actions, and products liability actions, he fights tooth and nail for his clients to obtain the best results possible. 

Before joining Novian & Novian, Matthew practiced at Mintz Levin for five years where he represented national and international corporations, technology companies, and other clients in bet-the-company litigation and other high-stakes matters.

Matthew is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (JD) and New York University (BA).  While in law school, Matthew was the Chief Submissions Editor of UCLA Law’s Entertainment Law Review.

Bar Admissions

California, 2018

United States District Court, Central District of California, 2018

United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2018

United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 2018

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2022