Matthew T. Henshon is a founding partner of Henshon
Parker Vyadro, P.C. In 2000, Mr. Henshon formed Allerton
Law Group, the predecessor firm to HPVPC. His practice
encompasses a wide range of issues affecting corporations
including governance, intellectual property and licensing,
and mergers and acquisitions, and his experience includes
representation of all sides of the privately-held,
emerging company: founders, investors, and employees.
He also practices in the area of commercial real estate
law, focusing on financing and leasing, and asset
protection.
Immediately prior to forming the Allerton Law Group,
he served as Special Assistant and Senior Advisor
to Senator Bill Bradley during Senator Bradley's campaign
for the Presidency. During the campaign, Mr. Henshon
served as "traveling chief-of-staff” to
Senator Bradley, and assisted with all aspects of
political, policy, and fundraising issues. He has
written multiple law- and business-related articles
in legal and business publications, and his political
analysis has appeared on the New York Times Op-Ed
page. He is also a regular political commentator,
appearing on radio and television.
For the four years preceding the Bradley Campaign,
Mr. Henshon worked at the Boston law firm of Hill & Barlow, P.C. In that capacity he worked with
a wide range of closely-held and emerging companies
on generational transition, intellectual property,
and other issues. Mr. Henshon also worked on matters
involving real estate law, probate law, and helped
conduct an eight-day bench trial.
Mr. Henshon received his law degree at Harvard Law
School, where he graduated in 1995 cum laude. While
at Harvard Law, Mr. Henshon was elected Treasurer
of his class. Mr. Henshon is admitted to practice
before Massachusetts state courts, the U.S. District
Court for Massachusetts, and the First Circuit Court
of Appeals.
Mr. Henshon graduated from Princeton University
in 1991 with an A.B. cum laude from its Wilson School
of Public and International Affairs. At Princeton,
he was a starter at forward for Princeton's Ivy League
champion basketball team (ranked Top 25 in the country)
and was twice named a District II Academic All-American.
In 1990, he played in the most-watched men’s college basketball game in the history of ESPN (Princeton vs. Arkansas , NCAA First Round), a record that lasted for 16 years (broken by Duke vs. UNC, 2006).
