Email: Mleto@letolawfirm.com
In all cases Matthew handles, he takes an aggressive, but pragmatic approach designed to efficiently and expeditiously resolve disputes either through settlement or trial.
Matthew Leto is the founding partner of the Leto Law Firm. Matthew started his career working at one of the premier trial law firms in South Florida. After only a few years, Matthew was named partner and continued in that role before starting Leto Law Firm in August 2020. During his career, Matthew has litigated and tried a wide array of cases in both the State and Federal Courts, including complex commercial matters, claims under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, professional liability matters, personal injury matters, and appeals.
Representative Cases
- Was part of the team that represented sailors who were injured and the families of sailors that were killed in the bombing of the USS Cole. Those cases involved several trials in the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Columbia. In 2020, those cases were settled with the government of Sudan for $70,000,000.
- Defended a healthcare company against claims by a former employee to receive millions of dollars of stock appreciation rights. That case resulted in the Court striking the Plaintiff’s pleadings for fraud on the court and a net judgment in favor of the healthcare company.
- Represented a criminal defense attorney in a tortious interference claim against another lawyer for interfering with his ability to collect a $1,000,000 fee in a death penalty matter. That case resulted in a verdict for compensatory and punitive damages that was affirmed on appeal.
- Co-counsel in dispute between Shoma Coral Gables and Gables Investment Holdings that led to $10 million jury verdict.
- Represented family of confidential informant who was killed during an undercover operation at a grow house resulting in $750,000 settlement with Miami Dade County.
- Obtained $20 million summary judgment against agency and instrumentality of Venezuela based on its failure to pay for good related to its production of oil.
- Obtained verdict after bench trial for all sums requested, including fees and costs, based on Defendant’s failure to pay all sums due and owing under contract for buy-out of Plaintiff’s limousine business.
Reported Opinions
- Shoma Coral Gables, LLC v. Gables Inv. Holdings, LLC, 2020 WL 4199056 (Fla. 3d DCA July 22, 2020)
- Greene v. Johnson, 276 So. 3d 527 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)
- Vision Palm Springs, LLLP v. Michael Anthony Co., 272 So. 3d 441 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)
- Clarke v. Scott, 746 Fed. Appx. 925 (11th Cir. 2018)
- Key Biscayne Gateway Partners, Ltd. v. Vill. Council for Vill. of Key Biscayne, 240 So. 3d 84 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)
- Goldman v. Lustig, 237 So. 3d 381 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)
- Alters v. Villoldo, 230 So. 3d 115 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)
- DiFederico v. Marriott Intern., Inc., 714 F.3d 796 (4th Cir. 2013)
- Harrison v. Republic of Sudan, 882 F. Supp. 2d 23 (D.D.C. 2012)
- Saewitz v. Saewitz, 79 So. 3d 831 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012)
- Isaac Indus., Inc. v. Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A., 2023 WL 3845432 (S.D. Fla. June 6, 2023)
- Shoma Coral Gables, LLC v. Gables Inv. Holdings, LLC, 48 Fla. L. Weekly D1454 (Fla. 3d DCA July 26, 2023)
- SDSol Techs., LLC v. Stardam, LLC, 48 Fla. L. Weekly D2344 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 13, 2023)