Matthew Peter Digesti

Matthew was born and raised in Northern Nevada. His practice primarily focuses on business litigation and appeals.  Since relocating from Southern California to Reno, Matthew has appeared in mediations, arbitrations, fact findings, bench trials, and jury trials on behalf of his clients, including a recent $7.7 million dollar employment award, which Matthew co-managed from beginning to end.  With seven years of experience, Matthew has not only learned the importance of aggressive litigation strategy, but also the importance of finding common ground and settling cases when that is the best option for the client. 

Matthew's litigation experience began in law school when he was selected for two prestigious federal clerkships at the United States Attorney's Office in California and Nevada, including service in the Special Prosecution's unit for the Central District of California.  After completing law school, Matthew was selected to clerk for former Chief Justice James W. Hardesty at the Nevada Supreme Court. There, Matthew was responsible for briefing the Justices on sophisticated legal issues involving land use regulation, commercial contract disputes, state purchasing contracts, water law, administrative law, public utility regulation, and medical malpractice. Several cases reached into the millions of dollars, including a public utility regulation appeal with over $900 million at stake.  After completing his clerkship, Matthew joined a reputable Southern California law firm defending several fortune 500 companies in various business disputes.  

When Matthew decided to relocate to his home town of Reno, he joined his Father to form The Digesti Law Firm LTD.  Since joining the firm, Matthew has focused almost exclusively on litigation, including experience in the following areas.

Matthew's Business Litigation experience includes the following:  

• Discrimination 
• Harassment 
• Retaliation
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Wrongful termination
• Constructive discharge
• Alter Ego
• Intellectual property infringement
• Misappropriation
• Trade secrets
• Fraud
• Intentional interference with contractual relations
• Intentional interference with prospective business relations
• Real Estate Disputes
• Breach of Contract
• Derivative Shareholder Actions
• Consumer Protection
• Representation of the Reno Fire Fighter Association for fact-finding hearings, arbitrations, and original proceedings in District Court
• Representation of the Sparks Police Association for fact-finding hearings
• Property Disputes
• Disputes between owners of limited liability companies, partnerships, and joint ventures
• Due process investigations of state employees
• E-commerce disputes
• State and Federal Court disputes

Matthew's Appellate experience includes:

• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - including oral argument for an employment dispute appeal
• Nevada Supreme Court - including oral argument for an appeal from a criminal conviction
• District Court - including appeals from arbitration awards and criminal convictions

In addition to Matthew’s civil and commercial litigation experience, Matthew advises businesses in all aspects of business operation including formation, operations, and dispute resolution. Matthew has worked with businesses ranging from restaurant companies to new media Internet companies. Matthew’s business practice focuses on contracts, new media, E-commerce, and technology transactions. In this, Matthew has negotiated, drafted, and advised clients on intellectual property transactions involving athletes and celebrities such as Kobe Bryant, Chris Daughtry, and T-Pain. Moreover, Matthew has negotiated and drafted transactions involving software and hardware technologies, including a consulting agreement between a client and T-Mobile for the development of cellular phones.

Matthew is admitted to practice before all courts in the state of Nevada and California, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He received his B.B.A. in Business Economics from the University of San Diego, a top 30 business school, earning a lifetime induction into Omicron Delta Epsilon, an international Economics Honor Society, and his Juris Doctorate, with an emphasis in Intellectual Property Law from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.