CM Matthew Luk

CM Matthew Luk

CM Matthew Luk

CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Matthew Luk is a former investigator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

Matthew Luk is an associate attorney in Tiffany & Bosco’s Phoenix office. Matthew earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and politics from New York University and his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a Student Fellow of the Institute of International Economic Law. His course work in law school included securities regulation, Fintech law, antitrust economics and law, and bankruptcy law. 

During his years in Washington D.C., he interned for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). At the FDIC, Matthew helped evaluate bank operations, risk management strategies, and consumer protection practices; analyzed and responded to legal issues of FDIC field examiners; and led a project to update part of the FDIC Consumer Protection Compliance Examination Manual. At the SEC, he researched and compiled information regarding cryptocurrency and tokens; analyzed and commented on proposed rules from NASDAQ and NYSE regarding SPAC; and assisted with investigating insider trading information, whistleblower reports, and referrals.

After graduation from law school, Matthew worked as an associate investigator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), where he assisted with investigations of insider trading activities in the stock market and assisted with enforcement actions against illegal trading activities.

Matthew then returned to his roots in Arizona to serve for two years as a law clerk for the Honorable Scott H. Gan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona in Tucson. He joined Tiffany & Bosco in 2022.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of Arizona

District of Columbia Bar

COURT ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia, 2020

Arizona, 2021

CLERKSHIPS
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Scott H. Gan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, 2020-2022
EDUCATION

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2019: Student Fellow, Institute of International Economic Law

B.A., Economics, New York University, 2015

B.A., Politics, New York University, 2015

LANGUAGE FLUENCY
English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish

NEWSFEED

Federal Court Sets Aside FTC’s “Non-Compete Rule”

Matthew LukOn August 20, 2024, the United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division issued an order setting aside the Federal Trade Commission’s “Non-Compete Rule,” or 16 C.F.R. § 910.1–.6 (the “Rule”).  The Rule would have made most non-compete agreements...

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Regulators Increase Scrutiny of “Finfluencers”

Matthew LukThe FTX bankruptcy is heightening global and domestic scrutiny of the use of paid celebrities to endorse investment opportunities and platforms. The 2020s mark a new era for social media influencers, with millennials and Gen Z increasingly obtaining...

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