Matthew Murray was admitted to the bar in 2020, with a practice focusing primarily on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Matthew briefly worked in the commercial litigation department of another New York law firm before returning to Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP in 2026.

While Matthew’s bankruptcy practice focuses largely on representing post-confirmation trustees and plan administrators in large Chapter 11, Matthew is also a seasoned litigator, having represented clients in complex commercial and bankruptcy disputes across various state and federal courts.

Matthew graduated from Hofstra Law School cum laude. During law school, Matthew served as a Notes Editor on the Hofstra Law Review and interned for the New York City Department of Investigation, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, and as a judicial intern for the Honorable LaShann DeArcy Hall in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Matthew received his undergraduate B.A. degree in political science from CUNY Queens College. He is licensed to practice in New York and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.