Matthew McDonald is a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation and Government Relations Practice Groups. He practices in the areas of civil litigation and government affairs, generally representing publicly held entities in a variety of matters.

Mr. McDonald is nationally recognized for his successes in tort reform and has served as counsel for the Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee. In 2003, he was named among the American Tort Reform Association's first group of "Legal Reform Champions"—a list of high-profile attorneys who have dedicated themselves to restoring equal justice under law and reclaiming the civil justice system from the grip of plaintiffs' attorneys. Mr. McDonald's reform activities also have played a role in the new era of economic development in Alabama.