Walter J. Mathews

Walter J. Mathews focuses his practice on securities and commercial litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He is the founder and managing partner of Walter J. Mathews, P.A. and is committed to delivering individualized attention and high-quality legal representation and strategic counsel.

From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Mathews served as Senior Counsel with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Enforcement, Southeast Regional Office. In that role, he represented the interests of investors by investigating and litigating potential violations of federal securities laws, including fraudulent unregistered offerings, accounting fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, options backdating, Sarbanes-Oxley violations, Regulation D violations, and false or misleading public statements. He also served as counsel on employment-related matters involving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and supervised interns in the SEC's Summer Honors Law Program.

Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Mathews was an associate at Mandel & McAliley, LLP (now Mandel & Mandel LLP), where he focused on securities and commercial litigation. He served as counsel to a court-appointed receiver in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme and handled matters including accounting negligence claims. He also assisted in the defense of individuals facing prosecution for white collar offenses.

From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Mathews was an associate at Tew Cardenas, LLP in Miami, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants in securities and commercial litigation. He also litigated and participated in multiple arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly NASD) on behalf of both claimants and respondents.

Mr. Mathews resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with his wife, two sons, and dog. Outside of his practice, he enjoys boating, skiing, and physical fitness, and has completed four marathons.