California Bar No. 195084 · Admitted June 1, 1998
Profile
Barbara Anne Matthews is a senior corporate attorney whose practice evolved from corporate governance into complex financial disputes.
Her early work involved ownership structures, shareholder rights, governance, and commercial agreements.
Repeated exposure to shareholder disputes demonstrated how quickly questions of corporate control could become questions about where company assets had gone.
That intersection ultimately led Barbara toward asset recovery.
Career Story
A shareholder dispute became a major turning point in Barbara's career when company funds were allegedly transferred shortly before litigation began.
Understanding the dispute required examining governance records, ownership rights, corporate authority, and the movement of assets simultaneously.
Barbara subsequently developed a practice at the intersection of corporate law and financial recovery.
Areas of Focus
- Corporate Governance
- Shareholder Disputes
- Financial Recovery
- Corporate Asset Tracing
- Commercial Litigation
- Ownership & Control Disputes
Representative Matters
Corporate Asset Diversion — $12.6M
Advised on a shareholder dispute involving allegations that assets were transferred through related companies.
Ownership & Recovery Dispute — $7.3M
Analyzed corporate control and recovery options in a dispute involving competing claims to business assets.