In Virginia and throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Matt Cheek has become a trusted resource for many financial institutions’ relationship managers, credit officers, underwriters, in-house lawyers, portfolio managers and senior executives. Working intimately with national lenders, regional banks, community banks, mezzanine lenders, non-traditional lending sources and hedge funds, Matt possesses a wide array of experience handling loan transactions and loan structures of all types, including asset-based loans, working capital loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, government contract loans, mezzanine loans, syndicated loans, participations and tax credit transactions. In addition, Matt has represented a wide assortment of borrowers, from small businesses to middle market companies to publicly traded companies. When loans get in trouble, Matt has helped lenders of all types to formulate and implement restructuring and forbearance arrangements designed to maximize recovery and minimize loss.
In Virginia and throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Matt Cheek has become a trusted resource for many financial institutions’ relationship managers, credit officers, underwriters, in-house lawyers, portfolio managers and senior executives. Working intimately with national lenders, regional banks, community banks, mezzanine lenders, non-traditional lending sources and hedge funds, Matt possesses a wide array of experience handling loan transactions and loan structures of all types, including asset-based loans, working capital loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, government contract loans, mezzanine loans, syndicated loans, participations and tax credit transactions. In addition, Matt has represented a wide assortment of borrowers, from small businesses to middle market companies to publicly traded companies. When loans get in trouble, Matt has helped lenders of all types to formulate and implement restructuring and forbearance arrangements designed to maximize recovery and minimize loss.
More than a mere transactional attorney, Matt routinely consults with financial institutions on the development of best practices, bank policies, loan documentation, training programs and bank expansion into emerging markets. Bank officers around the country call Matt for his advice, and Matt is proud to serve as a trusted resource in those “what should I do?” moments that bankers encounter during their busy days. In this regard, Matt offers advice that balances the competing considerations of risk management and business production, all with an active knowledge of the Banking & Financial Services marketplace.
Within the industry, Matt is widely recognized as a leader by several financial services trade associations. For example, Matt is an active contributor and speaker for the Virginia Bankers Association and Virginia Association of Community Banks. In addition, Matt currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the four-state Carolinas-Virginias Chapter of the Risk Management Association. He also serves on the Richmond board of the Risk Management Association. Among his initiatives for these trade associations, Matt has been a strong proponent of community outreach involvement for bankers and banks.
In the legal community, Matt has served as a leader of similar stature and as a true “citizen lawyer.” In 2008, Matt served as Chairman of the Virginia Bar Association’s award-winning Young Lawyer Division, for which the Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division presented Matt with its highest honor, the Sandra P. Thompson Award for outstanding work and long term service. He has also served on the Virginia Bar Association’s Board of Governors and currently serves on the board of the Virginia Law Foundation. He is listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine (2011-present) and The Best Lawyers in America© for Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law (2012-present). Matt was named among Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” from 2009-2011. In 2009, he was named to Style Weekly’s list of the “Top 40 Under 40” for his community involvement.
In the Richmond community, Matt was a board member of the Richmond 2015 World Championship Organizing Committee, where he assisted with Richmond’s hosting of the prestigious international UCI World Cycling Championships in September 2015. Matt also serves as the 2016-2017 the Capital Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. He has been Scholarship Chairman for the Richmond Branch of the English-Speaking Union for over ten years, which provides scholarships for Virginia teachers and undergraduates to study at Oxford University and the Globe Theatre in London. Over the years, Matt has been actively involved with the Heart of Virginia Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Habitat For Humanity. He is a member of Hope Church in Richmond.
Matt received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994. He earned his law degree in 1999 from Washington & Lee School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Executive Board. Prior to joining the firm, Matt served as a law clerk to Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.10.2019
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.18.2018
53 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 20 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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08.14.2017
114 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
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04.14.2017
54 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 21 Named 2017 Rising Stars
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08.15.2016
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
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02.17.2016
56 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers; 22 Named 2016 Rising Stars
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08.17.2015
106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America
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04.10.2015
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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01.23.2015
Williams Mullen Banking and Financial Services Partner Matthew E. Cheek Named a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation
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08.18.2014
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers in America
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06.20.2014
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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08.16.2013
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2014 Best Lawyers in America
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06.21.2013
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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09.13.2012
104 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2013 Best Lawyers in America
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06.19.2012
Ninety-Five Virginia Williams Mullen Attorneys Recognized by “Super Lawyers” for 2012
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12.01.2011
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2011 Virginia “Legal Elite”
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08.10.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing
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08.08.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Risk-Based Pricing Notices
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08.02.2011
Dodd-Frank: President Obama Announces his Nomination for Director of the CFPB
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07.25.2011
Dodd-Frank: Federal Reserve Publishes Final Rule Repealing Regulation Q
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07.21.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Adverse Action Notices
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07.19.2011
Dodd-Frank: FDIC Issues Final Rule Permitting Interest on Demand Deposits of State Non-Member Banks
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07.11.2011
Final Rules Issued to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Adverse Action Notices
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07.05.2011
Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposed Rule to Exempt Motor Vehicle Dealers Temporarily from Compliance with Certain Dodd-Frank Reporting Requirements
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06.27.2011
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named “Virginia Super Lawyers” and 35 Named “Virginia Rising Stars” for 2011
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12.02.2010
Seventy-two Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2010 "Legal Elite"
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06.23.2010
2010 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
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12.01.2009
Williams Mullen Attorneys Receive More ‘Legal Elite’ Distinctions than Any Other Firm in Virginia
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10.14.2009
Matthew E. Cheek Named to Style Weekly’s 2009 Top 40 Under 40 Class
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06.25.2009
2009 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
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06.01.2009
Virginia UCC Article 9 Update-Sufficient Identification of Individual Debtors
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04.16.2009
Williams Mullen Assists Gladstone Investment with Amended Credit Facility
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01.28.2009
Williams Mullen Attorneys Win Virginia Bar Association Awards
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12.05.2008
Eighty-one Williams Mullen Attorneys Named “Legal Elite” in Virginia
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06.26.2008
Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2008 Announced
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09.26.2019
CLE Day
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06.05.2019
Regulatory Hot Topics – Data Processing Contracts, LIBOR Transition
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02.27.2017
RMA - Build a Better Banker Series - Secured Lending 101
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04.28.2016
Risk Management Association: 2016 Carolinas-Virginia Chapter Spring Conference
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04.24.2014
2014 RMA Carolinas-Virginias Spring Conference