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Matthew M. Cannon

Mr. Cannon joined Ray Quinney & Nebeker after completing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Paul G. Cassell at the United States District Court for the District of Utah.

A member of the firm’s litigation section, Mr. Cannon focuses his practice on prosecuting and defending commercial litigation matters. His practice includes antitrust and trade regulation law, intellectual property law, and general litigation.

Mr. Cannon has been selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the areas of Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, and Intellectual Property Litigation. He has also been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the category of Up and Coming (as published in Utah Business Magazine).



RECENT NEWS

RQ&N Attorneys Among Top 5% in Utah
Jun 21, 2010 - Ray Quinney & Nebeker is pleased to announce that twenty-nine attorneys have been selected as 2010 Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Only the top five percent of attorneys in each state are honored as Super Lawyers in this annual list, and Rising Star selection is limited to just 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys.
Fifty-four RQ&N Attorneys are Legal Elite
Jan 21, 2010 - RQ&N has had a strong presence on Utah Business Magazine’s annual list of Utah’s most “elite” attorneys since the list was first published in 2004.
SUU to honor Matt Cannon with Retired No. 9 Jersey
Sep 21, 2009 - Southern Utah University to honor Matt Cannon with retired No. 9 jersey


EDUCATION

J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
, J.D., 2006
  • magna cum laude
  • Senior Editor, BYU Law Review

Southern Utah University
, B.A., English & Political Science, 2001
  • summa cum laude
  • National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete


PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Law Clerk to Honorable Paul G. Cassell, United States District Court for the District of Utah, 2006-07


ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Utah State Bar, 2006
  • United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court
  • Utah State Bar, Litigation Section


PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Mending a Monumental Mountain: Resolving Two Critical Circuit Splits Under the Americans with Disabilities Act for the Sake of Logic, Unity, and Mentally Disabled, 2006 BYU L. REV. 529

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